NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. in the Hicksville Village Council Room, Hicksville, Ohio on Thursday, April 5, 2007. Chairman Otto L. Nicely called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioners Thomas L. Kime and James E. Harris, Jr., Becky Wagner, County Administrator and Joanne Goerlitz, Deputy Clerk. Debra Bloomfield, Deputy Clerk was present during the late morning portion of the session.

General Session – The Commissioners were presented with various resolutions and documents for approval. The Commissioners reviewed agenda items, discussed upcoming meetings, and reviewed and updated the calendar of events.

At 10:18 a.m. regular session was resumed in the Conference Room of the Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Defiance, OH 43512.

Defiance County Administrator, Becky Wagner, presented her report to the Commissioners. Becky updated the Commissioners that Julie Fowler and Paula Fairchild, Public Safety Services, are working with Ohio EMA on the Emergency Management Performance grant.

Tim Houck, Environmental Services Director, updated the Board of Commissioners on the Landfill trenching project with work to begin in the near future.

11:00 a.m. - Jerry Hayes and Isaac Lee, Economic Development, updated the Commissioners on the Gordon Creek Granite, LLC Enterprise Zone Agreement. Gordon Creek Granite, LLC will construct a new building on a land parcel located on Industrial Drive, Hicksville, Ohio. The investment in the new building will be approximately $200,000, with an approximate $550,000 invested in machinery, inventory and equipment. Gordon Creek Granite will create 10 permanent full-time jobs. The Commissioners approved the Enterprise Zone Agreement.

The Commissioners attended a public involvement meeting for the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) at the Allen County Regional Planning Commission Office in Lima, Ohio, on Thursday afternoon. District One of the Ohio Department of Transportation held an informal "Open House" public meeting to discuss and receive public comment on the STIP.

The City Board of Control met with the Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, April 4 in the Commissioners' conference room to discuss commercial building inspections. Attorneys will be working on preparation of a contract.

News Release Approved: ____________________________________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Defiance County Commissioner