News and Updates:​​

*** The Hocking Township Board of Trustees are accepting sealed unopened bids to be received at the Office of the Hocking Township located at 1175 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd. Lancaster, Ohio 43130, until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The bids shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the project known as Pleasant Valley Road Culvert Project. Click the bid sheet below to view. 

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** The Hocking Township Board of Trustees are accepting sealed unopened bids to be received at the Office of the Hocking Township located at 1175 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd. Lancaster, Ohio 43130, until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The bids shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the project known as 2025 Asphalt Paving. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on July 22, 2025 at 7:00pm at the monthly trustee board meeting. Bid sheets and specifications can be obtained from Hocking Township Trustee Gail Ellinger. Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Evidence of ODOT prequalification on work, Certificate of Liability Insurance with Hocking Township to be listed as being insured, and an Ohio BWC Certificate are required from the company who receives the contract. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. The owner intends and requires that this project must be completed no later than September 12, 2025. All Contractors and Subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Bidders must comply with the Ohio Prevailing Wage Rates on this Public Improvement in Fairfield County, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all bids. Click the bid sheet below to view. 

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** The Board of Trustees are looking for residents who want to join the Hocking Township Zoning Commission Board. Please contact Gail Ellinger if you are interested.

**The Board of Trustees wants to remind the public that Ohio Revised Code 5589.33 states," no person shall place within the limits of the right-of-way or affix any sign, poster, or advertisement to any tree or utility pole within the right-of-way of any public highway outside of municipal corporations." This informational release is the result of the increasing numbers of both political and private signage being placed along the roads. Signs placed in the road right-of-ways will be removed by the County Engineer's Office.

​**It is illegal to place any object (other than a mailbox) or bury anything such as cabling or wiring in the road right of way without filing for a Right of Way (ROW) permit through the Hocking Township Board of Trustees. Violation of this right-of-way policy and failure of the property owner to correct the violation may result in use of Hocking Township employees and equipment to correct the violation, with the cost assessed against the property owner as a tax lien (ORC 5547.03). Any and all trees, shrubs and other vegetation growing in the right-of-way that interferes with the safe use of the highway may be trimmed or removed (ORC 5543.14). You can obtain a permit on Hocking Townships website under policies. 

**Did You Know The Lancaster Fairfield Public Transit System Serves All Of Hocking Township? See the tab below for more information about hours of operation and fares.​​

**Reminder when spraying and mowing season is in effect, any property owner who wish not to have their property sprayed or mowed should post temporary signs at the location and notify one of the Township Trustees. You can find their contact information on the Officials Tab above. If you reside on a county road inside Hocking Township, you must contact the County Engineer's Office.

**Open Public Business Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month with work sessions beginning at 6:30 PM and the regular open meeting at 7:00 PM.

Safety Notice:

**Know your OHIO FIRE LAW. Ohio Revised Code 1503.18 Prohibits outdoor open burning statewide in unincorporated areas during the months of March, April, May, October and November between the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. The ban includes burning of yard waste, trash, and debris even in a proper burn barrel. Controlled burns should be reported to the Sheriff Department in advance. This will prevent a Fire Department call and possibly a fine.

Facts:

Hocking Township is responsible for 31.817 Road Miles

Hocking Township Population as of 7/1/2019 is 5,220

Hocking Township Fire Department had a combined total of 1,121 Fire and EMS runs in "2024"