DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, AUGUST 18,
2003
NEWS RELEASE
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners
met 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, August 18, 2003. The meeting was called to order by Thomas
Kime, Chairman. Present were Commissioners
Thomas L. Kime, Otto L. Nicely and Richard L. Cromwell. Also present was Becky Wagner,
Administrator, Alison Grimes, Clerk and Joan Brown,
Deputy Clerk.
8:30 a.m. Russ Herman, County Chief Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney, met with the Board to review several documents pending
his review/approval. There are only two
documents currently pending his review.
The group also discussed the County’s vacation and sick leave policies.
9:00 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. Gaylon Davis,
County Engineer,
presented his weekly update at this time.
He first handed out the latest Ohio Department of Transportation’s construction
schedule for Defiance County
for the Board’s review.
Mr. Davis then submitted a petition, from the Village
of Sherwood, for ditch/drainage
improvement. The property, a portion of
land in the southeast quarter of Section 18, the south half of Section 17 and
Section 20, Delaware Township, Defiance County, and beginning in the vicinity
of Barbara Lane, west of US 127, running generally easterly and southerly
following the appropriate path(s) of the existing storm sewers and/or
appropriate ditches, is the petitioned area.
The Village is requesting the improvements to alleviate the flooding of
property and roadways within the watershed.
A viewing of the area was scheduled with the Board for Thursday,
September 11 at 1:30 p.m., and a
Public Hearing regarding the project was scheduled for Thursday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m., at Fairview
Elementary School. The Clerk was requested to reserve the school
auditorium for this hearing.
At 11:00 a.m.,
Commissioners traveled to Hicksville for lunch and to
spend time at the County fair.
Today’s meeting adjourned at 10:54
a.m.
Approved for news release: _____________________________
Thomas
L. Kime, Commissioner