NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008

 

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. in the Hicksville Village Council Room, Hicksville, Ohio on Thursday, July 3, 2008. Chairman Thomas L. Kime called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioners James E. Harris, Jr. and Otto L. Nicely, Laura Howell, County Administrator and Cara Brown, Clerk.

 

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.

 

A Hicksville area landowner met with the Commissioners during General Session to discuss wind energy. The Board advised that they would look into this alternative form of energy and get back with the landowner on their findings.

 

Laura Howell, Administrator, provided her weekly update to the Board. Laura updated the Commissioners on several maintenance matters. Also, Dilly Door will begin working on the main barn at Auglaize Village next week, weather permitting.

 

Laura informed the Commissioners that Robert Loversidge and David Vottero from Schooley Caldwell, Inc. will be in town on July 17th to do a more thorough review of the Courthouse Annex/old Sheriff’s house and jail. They have estimated a final report will be submitted on August 15th.

 

Laura also informed the Board that Senior Day at the Defiance County Fair will be on August 19th. There are two new programs planned: a fashion show of 4-H sewing projects and a Horseshoe competition with prizes.

 

The Commissioners traveled to Henry County for a Joint Board of Commissioners meeting with Henry County Commissioners to approve 2009 ditch assessments on the joint ditch projects. Ditches that will have maintenance assessments in 2009 are as follows: Cordes, Ridgeville, Prairie Creek, Adams-Maddock, Arnos, Bauer, Eberle, Elliott, Fullmer, Groll, Grossman, Mansfield, Peck and Wiemken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release Approved:          ____________________________________________________    

                                        Thomas L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner