NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 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 Thursday October 27, 2005. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Otto L. Nicely. Also present were Commissioner Tom Kime; Becky Wagner, Administrator, Lyla Gurwell, Clerk and Joanne Goerlitz, Deputy Clerk.

8:30 A.M. General Session Clerk, Lyla Gurwell presented various resolutions, contracts and documents for approval of the Commissioners. Commissioners also approved several travel requests, reviewed the agenda items and the calendar of events, discussed upcoming meetings and updated information for the calendar of events.

9:30 A.M. Defiance County Administrator Becky Wagner reported that she will be attending the Partnerships for Success on Tuesday & Wednesday next week. Becky will be attending the training along with representatives of Job & Family Services and Family & Children First. This training will allow access to additional funding for services through Family & children First.

Becky also reported to the Commissioners that the Defiance County Health Department will be located at Defiance High School on Saturday, October 29, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. – Noon. They will be there for mass immunization purposes. Anyone will be able to receive the flu shot and will not have to meet the requirements that have previously been in effect. The fee for the shots will be $15.00 per person.

10:30 A.M. Landfill Manager, Tim Houck – updated the Commissioners on several issues to included the re-chargeable battery recycling program. It is still ongoing at Radio Shack and Sears in the Defiance Mall, Arps Hardware in Defiance and at Radio Shack in Hicksville.

Tim reported that the Environmental staff began working with Fairview Elementary in September to expand the recycling collection at the school and is providing support and transportation for metal products along with paper and cardboard.

Tim also reported on the Landfill intake and indicated that they collected 231,088 Cubic Yards of waste through the month of September (YTD). Compacted cubic yards to date are 144,380 and Loose Cubic Yards 86,708

11:30 A.M. Tony Hoeffel from Hoeffel Engineering & Surveying, LLC opened bids for R & L Enterprise, Enterprise Industrial Park, Defiance, OH. Those submitting bids were Anderzach Pitzen, Metamora, OH - $2,097,274.00, Crestline Paving, Toledo, OH - $2,394,545.70, Edward Kelly & Sons, Toledo, OH - $2,166,022.00, Fort Defiance, Defiance, OH - $2,388,956.15, Lingvai Excavating, Bryan, OH - $2,042,686.95, Miller Brothers, Archbold, OH - $2,267,593.95, Miller Contracting, Inc., Ottoville, OH - $2,269,890.45, Ohio Excavating & Sewer, Perrysburg, OH - $2,132,121.65, Underground Utilities, Monroeville,

OH - $1,854,041.90 and Vernon Nagel, Napoleon, OH - $1,866,409.85. The engineer’s estimate for this job is $2,633,600.00.

1:30 P.M. Jerry Hayes, Economic Development Director came in to discuss active Defiance County Enterprise Zone Agreements. Jerry stated that each year the Tax Incentive Review Committee reconvenes three times each year.

This year the committee reviewed fifty-four Enterprise Zone Agreements, six Tax Incentive Financing Programs and four Community Reinvestment Areas in the County of Defiance. The Tax Incentive Review Committee also reviewed Community Reinvestment Areas and Tax Increment Financing.

Jerry Recommended continuance of the Enterprise Zone Agreements for business under the Hicksville Local School District, Defiance City School District, Hicksville Exempted School District, and Northeastern Local School District as well as the Community Reinvestment Areas and Tax Increment Financing.

Approved for news release: _____________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner