NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on Monday, August 20, 2012 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 Otto L. Nicely and James E. Harris, Jr., Laura Howell,
Administrator, and Lanie Lambert, Deputy Clerk.
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.
The Commissioners
received a request from the Defiance County Dog Warden to raise the dog tag
license fees beginning December 1, 2012.
This
request is due to the increase in price of fuel and required implementation of HB 14, Dangerous and Vicious dog law.
Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer,
met with the Commissioners for an update.
Warren informed
the Board that roadside grading work is being performed on Watson Road between
Dohoney and Fullmer Road and on Bannerschool Road between St. Rt. 66 and
Carpenter Road. Warren stated that the
Chip Seal contractor will start work this week on Ayersville Pleasant Bend Road
between Fruit Ridge Road and Harris Road.
Greg Reinhart, Defiance County Wastewater Operations Director met with
the Commissioners for an update. Greg informed the Commissioners that the
following repairs were made: replaced two grinder pumps one at Mirival Lane and one at Oak Forest Drive, switched air pump
at DMP pump station, cleaned out pumps at Auglaize
River Sewer Pump Station #7 and sprayed weeds at Evergreen Lane Wastewater
Treatment Plant. During July there was
$58,776.74 billed out, $74.463.65 collected and expenses of $42,919.91.
Jerry Hayes, Defiance County Economic
Development, met with the Commissioners for an update.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Thomas
L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner