NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
The Board of
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, met with the Board to provide her weekly update with various
department and project updates.
Nikki Warncke,
Maumee Valley Planning Organization, met with the Commissioners to open bids
for the Defiance County Senior Center Hot Shot Vehicle Purchase. The
Commissioners took the bids under advisement and will award at a later date.
The Commissioners
held the First Public Hearing - Defiance County FY 2012 Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program FY 2012 Home Investment Partnerships Program Ohio
Housing Trust Fund (OHTF). The purpose of the public hearing is to provide
citizens with pertinent information about the programs available and program
requirements. A broad range of
activities can be funded through the programs, including: housing
rehabilitation, home ownership assistance, economic development, downtown
revitalization, water and sewer facilities, flood and drainage facilities,
streets and sidewalks, senior centers, parks, and demolition of unsafe
structures. Projects must be designed to
primarily benefit low-to-moderate income persons, aid in the prevention of
slums or blight, or meet an urgent need in the community.
The following
CDBG/HOME/OHTF programs were available to Defiance County in FY 2011. It is anticipated similar funding to be
available in FY 2012:
PROGRAM AVAILABLE FUNDS
* Community
Development Program (Formula Allocation Grants) $ 79,000
* Community
Development Program (Neighborhood Revitalization Grants) $ 300,000
* Community
Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) $
550,000
* Housing
Development Program (HDAP) $2,100,000
* Homeless
Assistance Grant Program $
700,000
* Housing
Assistance Grant Program $
500,000
* Water
and Sanitary Sewer Program $
600,000
* Economic
Development Program $6,000,000
* Comprehensive
Downtown Revitalization Program $
400,000
* Microenterprise
Business Development Program $ 50,000
* Discretionary
Grant Program $2,800,000
* New
Horizons Fair Housing Assistance Program $ 30,000
The Commissioners attended the Continued Final Hearing – Lick
Creek Ditch Improvement Project at Defiance County EMA Building for the Joint
Board of Defiance and Williams Counties. This continuation of the final hearing
was to address claims for damages and compensation which have been filed
pursuant to Revised Code Section 6131.17 and not previously heard by the Joint
Board pursuant to Revised Code Section 6131.19. The Joint Board ruled on both
claims for damages, as well as fifteen exceptions. The Hearing adjourned to
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 1:30 pm at the Defiance County EMA Building.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Thomas
L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner