NEWS RELEASE
Monday, March 19, 2018
The
Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on
Monday, March 19, 2018 in the in the Commissioners’ Session Room at 500 Court
Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512. President Ryan Mack called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioners
Gary Plotts and Mick Pocratsky, Sherry Carnahan, Finance Manager/Administrator,
and Stephanie Metz, Clerk.
The
Commissioners met in General Session; they approved and signed various
resolutions, contracts and documents. The Commissioners also reviewed the
calendar of events and discussed upcoming meetings.
Warren
Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners to provide a
weekly update for the Engineer’s Office and the Landfill.
Per
the recommendation of Warren Schlatter, the Commissioners approved the plans
for the Domersville Road Defiance County Roadway Resurfacing Project and the County
Road 424 Shoulder Widening Project.
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The entire length of Domersville Road
will be repaved, and 100% funded by Federal CSTP
(County Surface Transportation Program) funds.
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For the County Road
424 Project, the County and the City of Defiance submitted
a joint proposal to incorporate the replacement of the Clinton Street bridge
into an alternative transportation project that will provide aesthetic and
recreational improvements to the Bridge, provide enhancements for bicycle and
pedestrian traffic between the Bridge and Independence Dam State Park, provide
public recreational amenities along the north bank of the Maumee River in
furtherance of the long term strategic plan to improve water quality and reduce
flood losses by creating an integrated system of parks on the banks of the
Maumee, Auglaize and Tiffin rivers, stabilize the north bank of the Maumee
River, and, by so doing, potentially reduce the cost to eliminate undesirable
discharges from the combined sewer system. Transportation
Alternatives Program funds are being used to cover 95% of the anticipated cost of
the project.
Greg
Reinhart and Jan Rethmel, Defiance County Wastewater Operations, met with the
Commissioners to provide a monthly update. Greg reported billing $59,218.54,
collecting $57,730.93, and having expenses of $36,301.65 in February.
Russ
Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met with the Commissioners
to discuss various pending legal matters.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Ryan
Mack, Defiance County Commissioner