DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2003

NEWS RELEASE

 

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. in the

Conference Room of the Defiance County Board of Commissioner, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio  43512 on Monday, December 29, 2003.  The meeting was called to order by Otto Nicely, Vice Chairman.  Present were Commissioners Otto L. Nicely and Richard L. Cromwell.  Also present were Becky Wagner, County Administrator, Alison Grimes, Clerk and Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk.     

 

 

8:30 a.m.        General Session – Commissioners approved and signed various resolutions, contracts and documents, approved various travel requests, reviewed the agenda items and the calendar of events, discussed upcoming meetings and updated information for the calendar of events. 

 

The Clerk noted for the record that she had received a petition for annexation of 5.846 acres in Richland Township to the City of Defiance.  Robert Aplin is agent for the petitioners James and Lisa Weaner and Gary and Ann Heater.  The Board set a date of Monday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. for the annexation public hearing.    

 

Reminder to the news media:  County offices will be closed Thursday, January 1 in observance of New Year’s Day.  County offices will reopen Friday, January 2 at 8:00 or 8:30 a.m., depending on the department.

 

 

10:00 a.m.      Gaylon Davis, County Engineer, met with the Board to present his weekly update.

 

He first filed his 2003 Bridge Inspection Summary Report with the Board.   The report includes a map noting the location of each bridge, a color picture and description of each, the bridge number, load limits, ratings, and comments (replaced, repaired, reconditioned, scheduled for replacement or repairs, etc.).  A full report will be filed with the State.   Mr. Davis reviewed some of the bridge information found in the Summary with the Board.

 

 He also noted that work on the Bend Road bridge has been limited as the river is still high and construction work is difficult. 

 

 

10:30 a.m.      Jerry Hayes, Defiance County Economic Development Director, met with the board to discuss an Enterprise Zone application from A and P Tool, Hicksville. 

 

 

Today’s meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

Approved for news release: _____________________________

                                                            Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner