NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, JULY
25, 2013
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners
met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in the
Conference Room in the Commissioners’ Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512.
Chairman Otto L. Nicely called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioners
James E. Harris, Jr. and Thomas L. Kime, Sherry Carnahan, Finance
Manager/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.
The Clerk informed
the Board that on Friday, July 19, 2013 the Commissioners’ Office received a Regular
Annexation petition from Stephen F. Hubbard, Hubbard Law Firm, requesting 4.165
acres of real estate in Richland Township to be annexed into the City of
Defiance. The Clerk has scheduled the public hearing for the annexation
petition on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at Defiance County East.
Tim Houck,
Defiance County Environmental Services/Landfill Director, met with the
Commissioners for a monthly update. Tim reported $326,774.57 in sales from 11,500.16
tons and 39,453 cubic yards in June 2013, compared to $232,453.03 in sales from
7,424.52 tons and 25,137 cubic yards in June 2012.
Julie Rittenhouse,
Defiance County Public Safety Services Coordinator, met with the Commissioners
for a quarterly update. Julie informed the Board that Defiance County was
awarded $15,976 for the SFY 2014 State Emergency
Response Commission Grant.
The Commissioners
attended the Planning Commission meeting and the Defiance County Township
Trustees quarterly meeting.
Release Approved:
Otto
L. Nicely, Defiance County Commissioner