In 1796 a surveying party from the Connecticut Land Company platted
the Township of Painesville in the New Western Reserve. The development
of the Township under the New Western Reserve culture was strongly
influenced by unique New England traditions of government, moral
standards, education and architecture, all of which were brought
to the area by the many hardy pioneers settling in the area. Agriculture,
manufacturing, commerce, and shipping both by lake and land were
important then and still are.
Today Painesville Township is still operating within its Western
Reserve heritage of an economical and uncomplicated grass roots
township form of government. It has successfully identified as
a community wherein major commercial enterprise and comfortable
away-from-city living can successfully co-exist. This balance
has been accomplished by close accessibility through public meetings
in the Western Reserve image. Aided by zoning authority in force
since 1956, updated to meet changing needs and assisted by modernized
Ohio Township laws, Painesville Township is able to offer many
services while retaining a uniquely low property tax for several
consecutive years in Lake County.
The semi rural surroundings of Painesville Township are moreover
convenient to a superlative freeway network whose local interchanges
lie within two miles of most township points. Downtown Cleveland
lies only 25 miles away via Interstate 90 or State Route 2, while
Interstates 71 and 77 as well as the Ohio Turnpike are easily
reached.
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