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 Violet Township, Ohio
The Violet Township Board of Trustees welcomes you to our home on the World Wide
Web. This Web site was prepared by your Township officials and is dedicated to improving
communication between Township residents and your elected officials and staff. It
provides information about township meetings, departments, services and facilities.
We hope this web site will increase your awareness of Township government. In particular,
we hope it will convey our desire to serve your needs and assist you in any way
possible.
Whether you're a first-time visitor to our area, or are considering moving here
to reside, raise a family or open a business, we want you to know that the employees
of Violet Township are here to serve you. The mission of the Violet Township Board
of Trustees and Staff is to deliver services in an effective manner so as to create
a sense of community, enhance property values, and improve the quality of life for
residents and businesses in the Township.
Violet Township is proud to keep its residents and visitors informed with the most
up-to-date resources available. Please feel free to submit any
comments or questions, as well as relevant links to be included. Should
you want to visit us, or if you have an event or meeting in Violet Township, you
can get directions here, or as always, you can call the administrative
offices at 614-575-5556 or the Fire/EMS Administrative offices at 614-837-4123 during
normal business hours, Eastern Time.
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Set in the gently rolling countryside of northwest Fairfield County, Violet Township
is one of the most desirable and fastest growing suburban areas in Ohio. Violet
Township is in the northwestern part of Fairfield county; is bounded on the north
by Licking county, on the east by Liberty township, on the south by Bloom township,
and on the west by Franklin county.
Our Pilgrim forefathers brought the Township form of government to the Americas
in 1620. This form of government spread as far west as the Rocky Mountains and today,
22 states have the town or township form of local government. Townships in Ohio
were established by the Virginia Military Lands and laid out in five (5) or six
(6) square mile tracts.
Violet Township was set off and incorporated in 1808, and from the variety and abundance
of its wild flowers growing wild in the area, painting the landscape a soft purple
color lending to the logical name of Violet. Its surface is slightly undulating,
slopes southward, and is drained by Black Lick, Sycamore and Walnut Creeks. The
first man to take up his residence here was an old Revolutionary soldier by the
name of George Kirke, who entered the eighty acres on which the village of Pickerington
now stands, on which he built himself a very ordinary log hut, which served as a
stopping place for shelter from wild beasts and storms, but in a few years a purchaser
came in the person of Abraham Pickering, who bought the tenth section of land including
Kirke's claim, and in 1815, laid off a few lots, giving them the name of first Jacksonville,
after Andrew Jackson, then later, Pickerington.
The northern twelve sections of Violet Township belonged to the Refugee lands and
was noted in early times for its numerous flocks of wild turkeys and pigeons. Turkey
was an ordinary dish for the farmer, and during the fall and winter months, many
of them were dressed and sent to market. Shooting pigeons formed the farmer-boys'
holiday pleasure and frequently his day's work, to keep them from destroying the
crops. They lit in such numbers on trees as to break the branches.
Homesteads were scattered throughout the rich farmland, with proximity to springs
and waterways. Our founders arrived in many ways, some coming in advance of their
families, and others arriving with their entire family to take their chances in
the forests. Violet Township thrived, with the main community hub forming in what
is now Olde Downtown Pickerington (originally called Jacksonville).
To this day, Violet Township prides itself on maintaining its rural character while
providing quality development, making it a truly desirable place to live, play,
work, and raise a family. Read more about early life in Fairfield County, Pickerington,
Waterloo, Lockville and Violet Township!
Some partial passages from the above history are taken from “History of Fairfield
and Perry Counties, Their Past and Present” compiled by A. A. Graham, courtesy of
the Perry Co. Historical Society and transcriber, Timothy E. Fisher.
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Violet Township is a home-rule Urban Township whose policy-making authority is vested
in an elected three-member Board of Trustees who oversee all township functions
and services. A Township Administrator, selected by the Trustees, oversees the day-to-day
business of the Township Government. The Township Fiscal Officer, also an elected
official, is responsible for all Township accounts and transactions. The Trustees
and the Fiscal Officer serve four year staggered terms with elections held in November.
Violet Township take's pride in our staff at the Fire Department,
Road Department, Building Department
and Zoning Department, who consistently
provide outstanding service to our community.
There are three municipalities that extend into Violet Township: Pickerington, Reynoldsburg, and Canal Winchester. Violet Township is
served by five school districts: Pickerington, Bloom-Carroll, Reynoldsburg, Canal Winchester, and Liberty Union-Thurston.
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More than 40,000 people live within a five mile radius of Violet and Canal Pointe
development centers, with population predicted to double within 20 years.
Numerous shopping and eating establishments offering a variety of choices are all
within a fifteen minute drive from Violet Township.
Violet Township has numerous opportunities for commercial, retail and industrial
development. Our current Cooperative Economic Development Agreement is up and running,
and sites are available with existing utilities and commercial zoning already in
place. Large tracts of industrially zoned land, much of it in tax abated areas,
are also available. With two major roadways (Interstate 70 and State Route 33),
and several rail locations.
Violet Township stands as an attractive and prime location for commercial development!
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The Violet Township Trustees take great pride in our community! The Trustees welcome
your inquiry and offer to provide you with any information and assistance you may
need in deciding to make Violet Township your home or place of business.
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Violet Township provides online versions of documents such as meeting minutes, forms
and codes as a service and courtesy to the users of the Township’s website. Documents
or forms obtained from this website are for informational purposes only and may
not reflect the most current documents adopted by the Township. Additionally, the
formatting and pagination of the posted documents may vary from the formatting and
pagination of the official copies maintained by the Township. The official copy
of any document should be consulted prior to any action being taken, as the accuracy
or reliability of documents obtained from this website cannot be guaranteed by the
Township. Official copies of documents can be obtained by contacting the Violet
Township offices.
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