More than two decades after the Western Reserve Land Conservancy began working with the Modroo family to purchase and preserve the “gateway to Russell Township,” a deal is at hand to acquire nearly 53 acres of Modroo farm for $1.55 million. Following an executive session during a special Sept. 27 Russell Township Park District meeting, board President Linda O’Brien told an eager audience a deal had been struck. “We knew what we needed to do,” O’Brien told the Geauga County Maple Leaf Sept. 28. “This is not something that happens quickly and it’s not something that happens easily.” Hemlock Road...
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