Amherst Township does not collect an income tax or any type of payroll tax.

Whether it’s a Township, County, or State Road, your first point of contact should be to the Amherst Township Administrative Assistant at 440-988-5894 ext. 101.

Amherst Township is a member of the Lorain County Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection Consortium. The current 5-year contract is with Rumpke Waste & Recycling Services and runs from April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029. Residents can contact RUMPKE at 1-800-828-8171 or by visiting their website at https://www.rumpke.com.

Guidelines for installing a mailbox.

No, a permit is not required for garage sales.

Although the township does not regulate the discharge of firearms on private property, be kind and respectful to your neighbors when shooting. A good dose of common sense and discretion go hand in hand when practicing safe gun ownership.

Open Burning regulations can be found by visiting following link: https://epa.ohio.gov/static/Portals/27/regs/3745-19/3745-19_Complete.pdf. For further questions, please contact the Amherst Township Fire Prevention Officer.

Amherst Township residents can bring their yard waste to the collection center located on the EAST side of Oberlin Road, across from the Township Hall and Garage. Yard Waste that is taken to the collection center will be recycled. Alternatively, residents can bag their yard waste for disposal as part of the weekly curbside solid waste disposal.

To sign up for Lorain County’s Emergency Alerting Information, visit Lorain County’s website under Emergency Management Agency / Emergency Alerting Information or by going to https://loraincountyohio.gov/777/Emergency-Alerting-Information.

Lorain County offers year-round drop-off for unused medications at select sites. A flyer listing several drop-off locations as well as additional “Medication Information” is available on Lorain County’s website under Solid Waste Management District / Programs and Services or by going to https://loraincountyohio.gov/526/Medication-Information.

Lorain County residents are able to properly dispose of passenger tires for free at Lorain County Scrap Tire Collection Sites. For location and hours as well as additional information, visit Lorain County Collection Center’s website by going to https://loraincountyohio.gov/518/Tire-Disposal.

Rid your home of toxins properly through the Lorain County Collection Center located at 540 S. Abbe Road in Elyria. For more information contact them at 440-329-5440. To view the list of accepted and not accepted materials as well as their hours of operation, visit their website at https://loraincountyohio.gov/184/Lorain-County-Collection-Center.

The Lorain County Collection Center offers paper shredding and holds paper shredding events. For more information visit their website at https://loraincountyohio.gov/519/Paper-Shredding.

Yes, Amherst Township is a member of NOPEC (Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council), which offers negotiated bulk electricity and natural gas supply rates. For rates and more information, visit their website at https://nopec.org.

Your FIRST call should be to the LC Sheriff’s non-emergency number: 440-329-3710.

Residents can call the Ohio Edison “Automated Outage Reporting Line” at 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877). Residents may also go online at https://outages-oh.firstenergycorp.com to view outages, report an outage, and check on an outage status. For downed lines and emergencies, call “911” immediately and stay at least 30 feet away from downed power lines.