NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2010 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners
Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio
43512. Chairman James E. Harris,
Jr. called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioner Otto L. Nicely,
Laura Howell, Administrator, and Lanie Miller, Deputy Clerk.
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.
Laura Howell,
Administrator, met with the Commissioners to provide her weekly update and
provided an update on various County projects. Laura stated that Jack Graf, Job & Family
Services Director, reported that April is Child Abuse Awareness month and
planned activities on April 1st include placement of pinwheels on
the Courthouse lawn by child Protective Services staff and Defiance College
student volunteers.
Tim Houck,
Defiance County Landfill Director, met with the Commissioners to provide an
update. Tim provided the following
information for the month of February, 2010:
Total Sales - $168,532.70; Total Tons – 4852.36; Total Cubic Yards – 17,540.
Tim also reported
that on March 17th – St Patrick’s Day, the Defiance College,
the Youth Volunteer Corps of Northwest Ohio and the Defiance County
Environmental Services program conducted a “Go Green for St. Patrick’s Day”
electronic recycling effort. Working together we educate, collect and
recycled material that would have gone into the landfill. The event
collected over 6 – 3X3 boxes of electronics (computers and components) which
were recycling through Goodwill Industries in Defiance. The County
Environmental Program is thankful to the Defiance College and its continuing
effort to teach environmental management to not only the students of the
College but also to the general community. This event is part of the
college’s year round ongoing vibrant environmental program.
On Friday, March
26th, the Commissioners attended the CORSA Renewal Meeting.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E.
Harris, Jr., Defiance County Commissioner