NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
The
Board of
The
Commissioners met in General Session and approved and signed various
resolutions, contracts and documents.
The Commissioners also reviewed the calendar of events and discussed
upcoming meetings.
Morris
Murray, Defiance County Prosecuting Attorney, met with the Commissioners for an
update.
Dennis
Miller, Maumee Valley Planning Organization, and Morris Murray met with the
Commissioners to discuss Chelsea Village.
Warren Schlatter, Defiance
County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for his weekly update. Warren informed the Board that marking has
began for the new aerial photography project.
Warren informed the Commissioners that Ohio Public Works Commission
recently sent notification of award of funding for projects on Banner School
Road, Canal Road, and Watson Road.
Banner School Road between Domersville Road
and Adams Ridge Road is planned on being widened from 20’ to 24’. The roadside ditch work is planned for summer
2010; pavement work is scheduled for 2011.
Watson Road between Harding Road and the bridge west of SR 66 is planned to be widened. The roadside ditch work started last year and
will continue this year with the pavement work being planned for 2011. Canal Road is planned to be widened with a
modification of the curve at Jackson.
Les McCaslin,
Four County ADAMhS Board, met with the Commissioners
for an update. Les informed the Board
that his agency received a 36.8% budget cut last year. All out patent mental health was eliminated
from the State budget.
Amy Galbraith, Defiance
County Clerk of Courts, met with the Commissioners to discuss scanning.
Ron Cereghin, Defiance
County Maintenance, met with the Commissioners to discuss the Senior Center
Project.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E. Harris, Jr.,
Defiance County Commissioner