NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 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, June 13, 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.

10:00 a.m. Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Board for a departmental update. He reviewed the damages discovered at the Fairgrounds which were caused by someone four-wheeling over portions of the ground and ditches. Cost to repair the damages, estimated at approximately $1,000, will be forwarded to the Sheriff’s office for prosecution purposes.

Warren reviewed the accumulated revenue report for his department which includes Permissive Tax, Motor Vehicle/License Tax, Gasoline Tax, and Court Fines. Total accumulated revenue to date totals $1,529,702 versus $1,389,454 from 2004. The increase can be attributed to Motor Vehicle/License and Gas Tax revenues.

The Watson Road project should be completed in another week or two, depending on weather. The Bend Road project will begin after Watson Road is completed, although preliminary work on the Bend Road has already begun. Warren noted that the Adams Ridge Road Bridge should be opened this week.

Finally, he submitted the Highway Garage’s daily crew worksheet for the Board’s review.

10:30 a.m. Commissioners left to attend an 11:00 a.m. meeting with the Henry County Commissioners and Soil and Water personnel for a joint ditch review. Jim Harris, Soil and Water Conservation District Ditch Maintenance Administrator, traveled with the Board to the meeting. After review, both Henry County and Defiance County Commissioners approved to place the joint ditches on the 2005 tax duplicate for a period of one year.

1:30 p.m. Lisa Karcher, Maumee Valley Planning, met with the Board for the FY2005 Formula Project Review. Three entities are vying for funds totaling $74,500 for various projects:

Farmer Township is requesting $30,400 for flood and drainage facilities (remove and replace two culverts); the Village of Hicksville is requesting $30,000 to offset the total cost of $103,700 for flood and drainage facilities (replacement of drainage sewer that drains westerly portion of the Village) and Milford Township is requesting $38,900 for street improvements (rebuild and re-

pave Casebere-Miller Road from Kramer south one mile). Evansport has also requested funding for a replacement of a waterline, but the cost is unknown at this time.

The Board will review the projects and their requested amounts. The second public hearing regarding the 2005 Formula Projects is scheduled for Thursday, June 30 at 10:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m. City administration personnel including Mayor Bob Armstrong, Administrator Jeff Leonard, Finance Director John Seele, Law Director Dave Williams and Administrative Assistant Ann Scribner, met with the Board for a joint update of projects. Also attending was Jerry Hayes, Economic Development and Will Burns, Maumee Valley Planning. Among topics discussed were Standridge Color Corporation, the Express Sewer, Commerce Drive and the Elliott Road Sewer District.

Approved for news release: _____________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner