NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY,
MAY 19, 2008
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session
at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May
19, 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, Cara Brown,
Clerk, and Joanne Goerlitz, Deputy Clerk. Laura Howell, Administrator, was
absent.
Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecutor, met briefly
with the Commissioners. Mr. Herman updated the Board on legal matters in 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. Warren advised that his bridge crews are
finishing up on Beerbower Rd. The pavement should be placed tomorrow and the
guardrails installed next week. The Williams
County Line Rd., between Williams Center Cecil and
Openlander Roads, will be closed next week for a bridge replacement. The Stever Road bridge
deck replacement should begin next week and the county-wide crack sealing
should begin early this week. The Mansfield
Road culvert replacement should be finished this
week. Also, crews have begun mowing and are currently on the West and East ends
of the county.
Greg Reinhart, Wastewater Director, and Jan Roehrig, Wastewater Clerk,
met with the Commissioners to provide an update. Greg submitted his monthly
income and expenses report. He advised that a float at the Augliaze Pines pump
station was replaced and a pipe at the pump station has broken. He is currently
working on getting that pipe fixed. The pump at the Christi Pump Station was
pulled so a seal could be replaced, a new sump pump was installed and the
discharge pipe was cleaned.
Beth Foreman, Help Me Grow Coordinator, met with the
Commissioners for an update. Beth advised that the Help Me Grow office is
currently serving 114 children. The Early Childhood Screenings were a big
success. Eighty-three (83) children were screened in Defiance and 39 children
were screened in Hicksville.
Chad Hall, Defiance Soil & Water, met with the Commissioners to open
bids for the Hoschak Tile project. Four
bids were received and are as follows: Sines Excavating, Defiance,
Ohio - $11,894.70; Duerk Construction, Defiance, Ohio -
$16,671.00; J & M Excavating, Inc., Cloverdale,
Ohio - $14,223.60; and Sand Ridge Excavating, Cloverdale, Ohio
- $13,385.11. The Board took the bids under advisement and upon the
recommendation of Chad Hall, Soil & Water Technician, said bid will be
awarded at a later date.
The Board of Commissioners also received a Petition for Construction of
a Ditch Improvement on the Lick Creek and Little Lick Creek. A Joint Board of
Commissioners meeting between Defiance and Williams Counties will be scheduled at a later
date to review the Petition.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Thomas
L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner