DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, MAY
2, 2005
The Board of Defiance County
Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Board
of Defiance County Commissioners,
500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance,
Ohio 43512 on Monday, May 2, 2005. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Otto
L. Nicely. Also present were Commissioners
Thomas L. Kime and Richard L.
Cromwell; Becky Wagner,
Administrator; Alison Grimes, Clerk and
Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk.
8:30 a.m. General
Session Commissioners approved and
signed various resolutions, contracts and documents, approved several travel
requests, reviewed the agenda items and the calendar of events, discussed
upcoming meetings and updated information for the calendar of events.
A request for public use of county property was approved for
the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 36 and the Defiance Chapter of Vietnam
Veterans of America to hold a short service on Memorial Day, Monday, May
30.
9:45 a.m.
Mark Hopper,
County Public Safety Services Director, stopped in briefly to talk to the
Commissioners about grant funding for a generator. Stand-alone generators are eligible for grant
funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Under this program generators are funded at a
50/50 cost share – 50% federal funding and 50% local match. A hearing to discuss the Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program and its potential use in the implementation of long-term hazard
mitigation measures in Defiance County will be scheduled for public input.
10:00 a.m. Warren Schlatter, County Engineer,
presented his weekly update to the Board.
He handed out ODOT’s weekly traffic report which noted the closing of Glenburg Road, north
of Bostater. The bridge was posted at 3
ton; trucks weighing over 8 ton crossed the bridge, undermining the supports
and making it unsafe to cross. Warren noted that there
are companies that “rent-a-bridge” which he is considering utilizing until the
bridge can be replaced. Currently, the
bridge is closed indefinitely until repairs can be made.
Banner School
Road, west of Christi, is closed for 90 days for a
bridge replacement; Carpenter Road,
between Jewell and Jewell, should be opened by the end of this week.
Finally, he informed the Board that his office is getting
ready to redo the Defiance
County maps.
10:30 a.m. Commissioners
left to attend an 11:00 a.m. meeting at the Williams County
Commissioners office regarding a six year review of Wise Ditch #401. This joint ditch, which runs through a portion
of Washington Township
(Defiance) and Springfield Township
(Williams) has been on permanent ditch maintenance. The public meeting was held to update and
recalculate benefits in accordance with the new guidelines established by the
Williams County Engineer. After review,
both Williams County Commissioners and Defiance County Commissioners approved
the new net benefit percentages for each parcel listed in the schedule of
landowners. For further information
regarding this ditch, please call Nancy
at the Williams County Commissioners office at 419.636.2059.
1:30 p.m. Les McCaslin, ADAMHS Board Director, met
with the Board with an update of services/activities. Although funding has been reduced and the
budget is tight, the ADAMHS (Alcohol, Drug Addiction, Mental Health Services)
Board is still providing services and assistance as before. Mr. McCaslin noted that they are working on a
projected five-year budget.
Approved for news release: _____________________________
Otto L. Nicely,
Commissioner