NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 21, 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 Commissioners Thomas L.
Kime and Otto L. Nicely, Laura Howell,
Administrator, Stephanie Metz, Clerk, 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.
Steve Sondergaard, Law Library Resources Board, met with the
Commissioners to provide an update at to discuss afterhours
access to the Law Library computer for lawyers.
After discussion, the Law Library Resources Board will continue to
research remote access availability through a password system for Westlaw.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for an update. Warren informed the Commissioners that
weather permitting, the highway crews and the contractor will be working this
week on roadside grading on Watson Road east of SR 15 and on Banner School Road
between Domersville Road and Adams Ridge Road.
Warren also reviewed the Fairgrounds drainage.
Randy Vogel,
Defiance County Dog Warden, met with the Commissioners for an update. Randy informed the Board that during the month
of May, the department handled 122 complaints, made 288 personal contacts and
issued 29 warnings and 20 citations.
There were 26 dogs taken to the shelter and 2.375 miles driven. There has been $78,008.00 collected in for
dog tags and kennel licenses compared to $71,108.00 for 2009. To date, there has been 7,604 tags sold;
during all of 2009, there was 7,502 tags sold.
Jeff Ankney,
Defiance County Soil and Water, met with the Commissioners for an update. Jeff informed the Commissioners that Krause Ditch
Reconstruction should be beginning in the next two weeks; Stover Ditch
Reconstruction will be going out for bids in the next two weeks. There will be an information/public hearing
for Willitzer Ditch in July. Hoschak Tile
Extension has been surveyed and they are working on the design. Rosedale Road Ditch has been surveyed; and
Mark Center Ditch survey has started.
The Bee Tree Run Stream Restoration Project is underway. Defiance County received the Lake Erie CREP award for first District to 4,000 acres in the Lake
Erie CREP Program.
The Soil and Water
Conservation District is selling rail barrels ($65.00 for 50 Gallon Brown
Barrels and $70.00 for 60 Gallon Gray Barrels).
Rain barrels are an easy and inexpensive way to catch and reuse the
water that runs off of your roof during a storm event. Normally when it rains, water runs off your
roof into your gutters and eventually into the storm drain system. Once it stops raining, the water is no longer
available. Rain barrels are designed to
be convenient ways of storing rainwater so that it can be used later to water
your plants or lawn. For more
information contact the Soil & Water Office 419-782-8751.
The Joint
Board of Commissioners of Defiance and Williams Counties met to review and
approve the 2011 Joint Ditch Maintenance Assessments for the joint ditches
maintained by both Counties. Kevin Hancock, Defiance County Soil &
Water, reviewed the 2011 Joint ditch inspection assessment list for Defiance
County. Dennis Bell, Williams County
Engineer, reviewed the 2011 Joint ditch inspection assessment report for
Williams County.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E. Harris, Jr.,
Defiance County Commissioner