NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY,
APRIL 20, 2015
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners
met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2015 in the Conference
Room in the Commissioners’ Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512. Commissioner Thomas L. Kime called the
meeting to order. Also present were Commissioner
Ryan Mack and Otto L. Nicely, Sherry Carnahan, Finance Manager/Administrator,
and Lanie Lambert, HR/Finance 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.
Cindy Mack, Defiance Development and
Visitors Bureau, met with the Commissioners to discuss the Great Ohio Bicycle
Adventure (GOBA). GOBA will be stopping in Defiance June 22-24, 2015. They will
be entering Defiance from Bluffton, Ohio on June 22nd and will leave
Defiance for Bowling Green, Ohio on June 24th. GOBA is anticipating approximately
2,500 bicyclists to participate in the event. They will be camping on the
Defiance College campus. Cindy informed the Board that this event has been a
huge boost to the local economy in the past.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for his weekly update.
Warren informed the Board that the storm drainage work on Harris Road is
continuing.
Greg Reinhart and
Jan Rethmel, Defiance County Wastewater Operations, met with the Commissioners
to provide a monthly update. Greg reported that all the plants and pump
stations were greased and oiled and the Ohio EPA mandated pump and control
panel was installed at the Middle Gordon Creek wastewater treatment plant. Greg
also reported that in March $58794.54 was billed out, $121,168.66 was collected
and there were expenses of $49,638.26.
Jerry Hayes and
Paige VanderSluijs, Defiance County Economic Development, and Jeff Starner, Defiance County CIC President, met with the
Commissioners to provide a monthly update and to discuss the Workforce
Development Business Plan.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Thomas
L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner