NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2006
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 26, 2006. Chairman Thomas L. Kime called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioner’s
Richard L. Cromwell, Otto Nicely, County Administrator Becky
Wagner, Clerk Lyla Gurwell,
and Deputy Clerk Joanne Goerlitz.
General Session –
The Commissioners were presented with various resolutions and documents for
approval. Commissioners also reviewed
agenda items, discussed upcoming meetings and reviewed and updated the calendar
of events.
The Commissioners
had a brief discussion regarding the options on the courthouse. It was decided that option three will be
dropped to reduce the option to two. It
was decided by the Commissioner that this option was too large and to
expensive.
The Commissioners
continue to work on presenting options one and two for public meetings
beginning in July, 2006
Lisa Karcher from
Maumee Valley Planning held the 2nd Public Hearing for the FY 2006
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Formula Program. The State of Ohio, Department of Development provides
financial assistance to local governments for the purpose of addressing local
needs.
The Village of Hicksville received $19,900 for the
extension of a 6” waterline from the easterly side of Horton/ Perry Street
intersection to Ogen Street
to complete a loop in the waterline system.
The project will provide better flow and fire protection to the
residents.
The Village
of Sherwood received
$35,000 to provide an outlet for a storm drain under S.R. 18 east of U.S. Route
127. There is an inadequate outlet for
storm water in the area causing storm water to back-up and ultimately flood the
area north of S.R. 18. The project will
consist of constructing a 250’ X 10’ grass waterway to carry storm water to an
existing catch basin on Decker
Drive.
Washington Township received $10,800 for the replacement of an
old hazardous culvert on Behnfeldt
Road between Scott Road and Williams-Defiance County Line Road.
The Commissioners
met with Defiance County Engineer, Warren Schlatter.
Warren mentioned the Glenburg Road
Bridge is now open to all
traffic. His crew is working on final
grading and seeding.
Also, Harper Road is
currently closed due to culvert replacement.
Warren
stated the pipe was put down last week and the road should reopen to traffic by
the end of the week.
The Commissioners
also met with Greg Reinhart, Defiance County Wastewater Operations
Director.
Greg submitted his
monthly income and expense report for May, 2006 and reported his budget looks
good for the year.
Greg also mentioned
his office inspected 346 buildings for proper water hookup.
Also vacuum and
pressure tested the Hospice manholes and they passed all testing procedures.
The Commissioners
drove to the Henry County Commissioners office to discuss Maintenance
Assessments for the Duplicate Year 2006 Joint Ditches. A resolution was passed to place the ditches
on the 2006 tax duplicate for collection for one year.
News Release
Approved: ______________________________________________
Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner