Community Information

Bath Township, Ohio

Bath Township Community Information

Bath Township was founded in 1818 and is located on the western edge of Summit County in northeast Ohio.

The township is located approximately 20 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio and is contiguous to the City of Akron.

Bath Township comprises approximately 23 square miles.

The 2000 U.S. Census count places Bath Township's population as 9,635.

Township Government

Ohio Townships have only those powers conferred upon them by the State Constitution and state statutes. Bath Township, as well as other townships in the state, is governed by a 3-member Board of Trustees, elected at-large in odd-numbered years, for 4-year overlapping terms. They serve as both the legislative and executive body of the township.

In addition to the Board of Trustees, a Township Fiscal Officer is elected to a 4-year term. The Fiscal Officer is the chief fiscal officer of the township. In addition to financial obligations, the Fiscal Officer also maintains the Record of Proceedings of the Board of Trustees at all of its meetings as well as other township records.

Administrative personnel of Bath Township includes a full-time Township Administrator, one Administrative Assistant, Zoning Inspector/Administrator, Service Director, Police Chief, Fire Chief, and support staff.

Area Utilities

Electric: First Energy Solutions (877) 524-7283

Ohio Edison (800-633-4766
Gas: Dominion East Ohio (800) 362-7557

Telephone Companies

Verizon (800) 483-4600
Ameritech (800) 660-1000
Western Reserve (800) 351-4241

Windstream (888-296-8163) - For northern Bath residents

Cable Company

Time Warner Cable (877) 772-2253

Transportation

Bath Township is served by a number of Interstates and State Highways, with immediate access to Interstate 77, State Route 18, and outlying access to Interstates 71, 271, 277, and the Ohio Turnpike.

Passenger air service at the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron-Fulton Municipal Airport (located in the City of Akron), and Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (located in the City of Cleveland) are all within an easy driving distance from Bath Township.

The Summit County METRO Regional Transit authority, Route 101 (Richfield/Bath) provides public bus transportation throughout Summit County.

Lodging

The Montrose area (located along the southern border of Bath Township) contains several motels/hotels, including but not limited to: Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn, Fairfield Inn, Radisson Hotel, Red Roof, Residence Inn, Super 8, Courtyard Inn, Extended Stay America.

Libraries

The Fairlawn-Bath Library of the Akron-Summit County Library System is located at 3101 S. Smith Rd. in the southern portion of Bath Township.

Newspapers

Akron Beacon Journal - (330) 996-3600
Cleveland Plain Dealer - (800) 275-7345
Bath Country Journal - (330) 618-0853
Bath Herald - (330) 659-0303
West Side Leader - (330) 665-9595