NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010
The
Board of
Russ
Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met with the
Commissioners for an update.
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.
Warren Schlatter, Defiance
County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for his weekly update. Warren opened bids for 2010 Crack Seal, 2010
Paving of Various Roads and 2010 Bulk Ice Control Salt.
The engineer’s estimate for
2010 crack seal was $114,952.50. The
following bids were received: Scodeller
Construction - $148,161.00; American Pavements, Inc. - $113,249.50; M & M
Asphalt - $101,669.10; DG Slurry Seal of Toledo, Inc. - $100,051.25; Hill
Roadway Maintenance - $105,586.00; J & A Construction Co. -
$106,437.50.
The 2010 Paving of Various
Roads consisted of Proposal “A” - engineer’s estimate $869,002.00; Proposal “B”
– engineer’s estimate $165,001.00; Proposal “C” – engineer’s estimate
$26,656.00; Proposal “D” engineer’s estimate - $40,279.00. The following bids were received: Gerken
Paving, Inc. – Proposal “A” $839,259.00; Proposal “C” $26,429.50; Klink
Trucking, Inc. – Proposal “B” $146,253.46; Ward Construction – Proposal “B”
$153,946.16; Crestline Paving & Excavating – Proposal “A” $743,491.84;
Proposal “C” $31,720.25.
The following bids were
received for 2010 Bulk Ice Control Salt:
Detroit Salt Company - $67.10 per ton; Morton Salt Company - $67.90 per
ton; North American Salt Co. - $67.20 per ton; Cargill Incorporated Deicing
Technology - $64.89 per ton.
The Board took all bids
under advisement and will award at a later date.
Jeff Ankney, Defiance
County Soil & Water, met with the Commissioners for a quarterly
update. Jeff reported the
following: Krause Ditch Reconstruction
is ready for bidding; Public Hearing is being held for Stover Ditch
Reconstruction; the Special Nitrate Reduction CAP projects for Lake Erie is in
the third year with $30,000 going to Defiance County landowners for controlled
drainage, wetlands and cover crops; the
Lost Creek Water Quality Grant is in its second year with $25,000 going to
Defiance County landowners for soluble phosphorus reduction in Lake Erie; Willitzer Ditch and Hoschak Tile Extension
have been surveyed-currently working on the design; Rosedale Road Ditch and
mark Center Ditch are ready to survey.
The 2010 Poster Contest was
a success with 55 classes from Ayersville, Defiance, Fairview, Hicksville,
Holly Cross, St. John Lutheran and Tinora participating with a total of 1,066
posters.
This year’s
theme, Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats provides students the opportunity
to express their understanding of natural resource conservation through
artwork. Starting at the district level,
winners will advance to state and potentially onto national judging.
Niki Warncke & Liz Keel,
Maumee Valley Planning Organization, met with the Commissioners for the second
public hearing to inform citizens about programs available to Defiance County
as outlined in the State of Ohio Consolidated Plan. Funding for programs administered by OHCP
are provided by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME
Investment Partnerships Program, and other funding sources as identified by the
State.
Based on citizen input and
local officials’ assessment of the county’s needs, Defiance County is proposing
to undertake the following CHIP activities for Fiscal Year 2010 (from September
2010 through 2012).
|
Activity |
Amount |
Source of Funds |
Target Area |
|
Private Owner Rehabilitation |
194,000 |
HOME |
County-wide |
|
Private Owner Rehabilitation |
100,000 |
HOME |
Village of Hicksville |
|
Home Repair |
50,000 |
CDBG |
County-wide |
|
Homeownership |
72,000 |
HOME |
County-wide |
|
Emerg. Monthly Hsg Payments |
20,000 |
CDBG |
County-wide |
|
New Construction/Habitat for Humanity |
40,000 |
HOME |
County-wide |
|
Fair Housing |
1,000 |
CDBG |
County-wide |
|
Administration |
63,000 |
CDBG |
|
|
Total |
540,000 |
|
|
They also informed the
Commissioners that they still need two houses in the Village of Ney to utilize
FY 2009 Private Owner Rehabilitation funding.
Kevin Hancock, Defiance
County Ditch Maintenance, met with the Commissioners to discuss putting the Coy
Road Ditch on permanent maintenance.
Because the Village received grant money to fully fund to have the Coy
Road Ditch cleaned and installed, it was not required to go through the ditch
process. Putting the Coy Road Ditch on permanent ditch maintenance would
require every landowner in the watershed to agree. The Village of Sherwood could contract with
Ditch Maintenance to perform necessary work each year. Kevin will discuss this matter further with
the Village.
Sally King, Defiance County
Victims Assistance/Sarah’s House, and Morris Murray and Russ Herman, Defiance
County Prosecutor, met with the Commissioners to discuss a lease extension for
Sarah’s House; Promedica will be providing the necessary documentation.
Jerry Overmier, Beilharz
Architects, met with the Commissioners to discuss the Senior Center project.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E. Harris, Jr.,
Defiance County Commissioner