NEWS
RELEASE
MONDAY,
APRIL 7, 2008
The Board of
Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecutor, updated the
Commissioners on various issues pending at the Prosecutor’s office.
The Commissioners met in General Session and approved and signed various resolutions, contracts and documents, approved several travel requests, reviewed the agenda items and the calendar of events and discussed upcoming meetings.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for his weekly update.
Jerry Hayes,
Economic Development Director, and Isaac Lee, Assistant Director, met with the
Commissioners to present Enterprise Zone Agreement Amendments on Alfe Heat
Treating, Anderson Cooper & Brass, Trident Division, and Steele’s 5 Acre
Mill. Alfe Heat Treating is amending their original Agreement, which calls for
them to create the equivalent of 19 new full-time employment opportunities, to
reflect that they shall create the equivalent of 11 new full-time employment
opportunities with in two years.
Anderson Cooper
& Brass, Trident Division, is amending their original Agreement, which
required improvements to existing building, purchase machinery and equipment to
expand their production capacity and purchase furniture and fixture and called
for an investment of $2,340,500.00 by they company. The Amendment modifies the
company’s investment in the project to $1,159,000.00.
The assets of
Steele’s 5 Acre Mill, Inc. were purchased on March 13, 2007 and were sold and
transferred to 5 Acre Mill, Inc. The Enterprise Zone Agreement Amendment
modifies the company’s name from Steele’s 5 Acre Mill, Inc. to 5 Acre Mill,
Inc.
The Board of
Commissioners accepted and approved all three amendments.
The Commissioners
attended the public hearing on Otto Tile that was held at Highland Township
Fire Station last night.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Thomas
L. Kime,