NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners
met in regular session at 8:30 a.m.
on Monday, November 3, 2008 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners Office
at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance,
Ohio 43512. Chairman Thomas L. Kime called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioners James E.
Harris, Jr. and Otto L. Nicely, Laura Howell,
Administrator, Stephanie Metz, Clerk, and Joanne Goerlitz, 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.
Laura Howell, Administrator,
provided her weekly update to the Board.
Laura provided various department updates. The County recently had fleet inspections of
County-owned vehicles. The State Highway
Patrol conducted these for the County Departments.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for his weekly update. The top coat of paving will be placed on Hicksville-Spencerville Road
November 3, 2008. There will still be
roadside grading work and paint striping to be done.
Defiance County
Master Gardeners met with the Commissioners to discuss starting a community
garden on Defiance
County property, possibly
at Defiance County East. The Master
Gardeners would like the location to be easily accessible, have water
capabilities, good soil and visibility to the community. More details will be available to the public
at a later date regarding location and rules and regulations for the community
garden.
Bev Hohenberger,
Ohio Department of Development Regional Business Representative, met with the
Commissioners to provide an update of the new position. This position markets One-Stop services and
www.OhioMeansJobs.com to businesses, assists with business layoff aversion,
provides information and assistance finding training funds, surveys business
needs and works with regional economic directors and workforce directors.
Tim Houck, Defiance County Landfill Manager, met with the Board for his monthly
update. Mr. Houck submitted his monthly
financial report for revenue & expenses for the Landfill to the Board. The sales summary total for September 2008
was $259,448.38. The annual tons total to date is 8,379.09 and the annual cubic
yards are 30,072. Mr. Houck also
reported the yearly/monthly cubic yards comparison for September 2008 is 30,432
vs. 52,157 for this same time in 2007.
The yearly monthly tons comparison submitted for September 2008 was
8,379.09 tons vs. 10,224.66 tons in September 2007. Leachate monthly gallon total for the month
of September was 714,488.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Thomas
L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner