NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013 in the Hicksville Village Council Room,
Hicksville, Ohio. Chairman Otto L. Nicely called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioners James E. Harris,
Jr. and Thomas L. Kime, Laura Howell,
Administrator, and Stephanie Metz, 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.
Per Defiance County Engineer Warren Schlatter’s recommendation, the
Board awarded the bids for 2013 Bituminous Materials MWS
90 to K-Tech Specialty Coating of Ashley Indiana and HFRS2P
to Asphalt Materials, Inc. of Oregon, Ohio.
Also per the Defiance County Engineer’s recommendation, the Board
awarded the bids for 2013 Crushed Aggregate to all the bidders so that the
County can obtain material from the most geographically and economically
advantageous supplier.
Laura Howell, Administrator, met with the
Board to provide her weekly update with various department and project updates.
Laura informed the Board that the Records Center’s January statistics were
reported as follows: 165 records requests and $115.61 received for copies.
The Commissioners
held the First Public Hearing - Defiance County FY 2013 Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program FY 2013 Home Investment Partnerships Program Ohio
Housing Trust Fund (OHTF). The purpose of the
public hearing was 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 2012. It is anticipated
similar funding to be available in FY 2013:
PROGRAM AVAILABLE FUNDS
* Community
Development Program (formerly Formula Allocation) $ 75,000
* Community
Development Competitive (for each of the
following) $ 300,000
~Downtown
Revitalization Program, Neighborhood Revitalization Program,
And
Critical Infrastructure Program
* Community
Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) $ 500,000
* Housing
Development Program (HDAP) (Statewide Allocation) $
3,800,000
* Homeless
Assistance Grant Program $
500,000
* Housing
Assistance Grant Program $
500,000
* Water
and Sanitary Sewer Program $ 600,000
* Economic
Development Program (Statewide Allocation) $10,800,000
~Loan
Program
~Public
Infrastructure Grants
* Microenterprise
Business Development Program $ 60,000
* Discretionary
Grant Program (Statewide
Allocation) $ 1,500,000
* New
Horizons Fair Housing Assistance Program $
30,000
Niki Warncke provided an overview of the above listed programs. A second
public hearing will be held at a future announced date prior to the submittal
by the County of specific grant applications.
Due to a CCAO
Commissioners Training, there will be no session on Monday, February 11, 2012.
There will also be limited staffing in the Commissioners’ Office on Monday,
February 11- Tuesday, February 12, 2013 due to this training.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto
L. Nicely, Defiance County Commissioner