NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners
met in regular session on Thursday,
August 23, 2007 8:30 a.m., in the
Conference Room of the Defiance County Commissioners,
500 Court Street, Defiance, OH 43512.
Chairman Otto L. Nicely called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioners Thomas Kime and James Harris, Jr., Becky Wagner, Administrator, Cara Brown, Clerk.
General Session – The Commissioners were presented with various
resolutions and documents for approval.
The Commissioners reviewed agenda items, and discussed upcoming meetings
and events.
Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met with the
Commissioners and provided an update on pending legal issues in the
Prosecutor’s office. The Commissioners and Council entered into Executive
Session to discuss eminent litigation. Executive session ended with no decision
being made.
Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners
to provide an update. Warren
advised that, weather permitting, three (3) bridges in the area should be
opening back up some time this week: Bostater
Road, west of Mulligans Bluff Rd; Huber Road, west of
Cicero Road;
and Casebere-Miller Road, south
of Spencerville-Hicksville Road.
Also, Beerbower Road, west
of Cicero Road
will be closed approximately four (4) weeks, weather permitting, to replace the
bridge. On Harding Road,
crews should start putting down the asphalt base this week, weather permitting.
Blosser Road
between State Route 15 and The Bend will be closed for chip sealing.
Tim Houck, Director of
Environmental Services, and Dick Sargent of Eastman and Smith, Ltd., via
telephone, met with the Commissioners to discuss the Henry County Landfill
Proposal. The Commissioner, Tim Houck,
and Dick Sargent will meet with the Henry County Commissioners on Tuesday,
August 28, 2007 at 10:00A.M. at the Henry County Commissioners’ office to
present the proposal.
Jerry Overmier of Beilharz Architects met with the Commissioners to
discuss the office and storage space needs of the Defiance County Courthouse.
Jerry Hayes, Economic
Development Director, met with the Commissioner to discuss the Enterprise Zone
Agreement with Advantage Powder Coating.
This will create six (6) new jobs, a new building with an approximate
size of 48,700 square feet and an investment of approximately $1.8 million. The
Board of Commissioners would like to thank Advantage Powder Coating for their
investment in Defiance County.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Defiance County
Commissioner