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BOSTON TOWNSHIP HALL COMMITTEE, INC.

Boston Township Hall Committee, Inc. was established to restore the historic Boston Township Hall beginning about 1990. Much of its work began in 1995 with grants from private foundations for the project. To minimize the cost to taxpayers, the town hall committee maintains the historic town hall by way of leasing the facility through long- term leases and short-term events. While the town hall continues to be owned by the township through the Boston Township Board of Trustees. The private Boston Township Hall Committee, Inc. maintains the township hall and pays for it through those leases. This arrangement has worked well over the years and we invite citizens to take a look at the town hall, and if you need a space for your event, consider renting it for things such as graduations, weddings, etc. The township hall committee meets every other month and employs one, part-time employee who schedules the events. The committee is composed of volunteers, who are citizens of the township and donate their time to make sure that the building is properly maintained.

On May 8, 2026, Nicholas D. Janigian of 5831 Stanford Rd., filed a lawsuit in the Ninth District Court of Appeals against the Boston Township Hall Committee, Inc. (BTHC) based on his assumption that the BHTC is in violation of the Ohio public records laws by not turning over to him copies of the leases that BTHC has with the Peninsula Library, Peninsula Architects, and all users of the community rooms for six years dating back to January 1, 2020. Additionally, he seeks all correspondence between BTHC and the tenants for four years dating back to January 1, 2022, copies of the general ledger for four years dating back to January 1, 2022, and bank reconciliations dating back to January 1, 2025. In total, since April 21, 2026, Janigian has submitted three public records requests to BTHC who advised him after the request that they would review his inquiry at their next meeting on May 21, 2026. He replied stating that if his demand was not met by end-of-day May 7, he would direct his attorney to file suit. The following day he filed the lawsuit himself without an attorney.

Boston Township Hall Committee, Inc. is a non-governmental body that is composed of volunteers and has only one part-time employee who schedules events at the town hall. The township hall committee believes it is not subject to the public records law. We will report on the decision of the Ninth District Court of Appeals when it is released.