Randy Perry is sworn in as Batavia Township Trustee.

Randy Perry is sworn in as Batavia Township Trustee.
Randy Perry, the recently-appointed Batavia Township Trustee, was sworn in at the Feb. 7 trustee meeting.

“It’s an honor just to serve the township and be on the board of trustees with Jim and Bill,” Perry said after he was appointed.

Perry was appointed Jan. 18 to fill the seat of trustee-elect Jim Bushman, who was killed in a car accident in November before taking office.

The trustees went through the process required by the Ohio Revised Code to appoint a resident to fill the position.

They received letters of interest from seven residents in the township who wished to be on the board including Perry, Suellen Brafford, Charles Tekulve, Laura Abrams, Jason Fraley, Dan Haglage and Charles “Eddie” Miller.

Trustees Jim Sauls and Bill Dowdney selected Perry because of his business experience, involvement in the community, hard working personality and more.

“I think we made a good choice,” Dowdney said after they announced their appointment Jan. 18.

Perry has lived in the township for 20 years. He is a self-employed contractor in the plumbing industry and he his wife, Lisa, own and operate Rising Star Stables, an equestrian boarding facility.

He was also a member of the Clermont County Planning Commission, is an active member of Mt. Carmel Christian Church and currently serves as chairman of the board at A Caring Place, a pregnancy help center, located in Mt. Carmel.

He and his wife have two children, Carol and Jason, a grandson named James and another grandchild on the way.

Perry said after he was appointed that he is looking forward to helping with the operations of the township and wants to continue to make the township a better place to raise a family.