DEFIANCE COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES
LODGING TAX FUNDING
APPLICATION
ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE
TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids may be submitted on or before the bid opening date of August 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the Defiance County Board of Commissioners Office, 500
Court Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512, for the following project:
EVANSPORT
SIDEWALKS
Bids shall be opened & bid prices publicly read immediately
thereafter.
Bid documents, including contract terms & conditions, may be obtained
from the Defiance County Engineer, at 510 Court Street, Ste. 201, Defiance,
Ohio 43512 between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (holidays
excluded).
Advertisements for bids, bid documents and plan holder’s list also are
posted on the internet at www.defiance-county.com/engineer/engineer.html
under the Bid Projects heading.
The Contractor must be ODOT prequalified, and the DBE Goal is 5%.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
COUNTY OF
DEFIANCE
Liz Stuart, Clerk Warren
J. Schlatter, P.E., P.S.
Defiance County Commissioners Defiance
County Engineer
Bid Advertisement Date: Thursday,
July 10, 2025
Thursday,
July 17, 2025
Thursday,
July 24, 2025
ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE: $ 426,000.00
The Defiance County Commissioners will hold a viewing and public hearing
on a petition filed per Ohio Revised Code Section 5555 for the Defiance County
Commissioners to consider constructing a portion of Runaway Point, Lake Shore
Drive, Leisure Shore Drive, Leisure Shore Court, and Forest Hills Drive to the
standards of Defiance County (the portions of the roads were indicated on the
map included with the petition), in Noble Township, Defiance County, Ohio.
Said roadway will be viewed by the Board of Defiance County Commissioners
on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. A Public Hearing will be held
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Defiance County Commissioners’
Office, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512.
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512
Defiance County will be continuing its demolition program for 2025. For
this year’s demolition projects, the Board is looking for abandoned or blighted
homes and agricultural buildings. The application form can be found here, and a consent for demolition form
will also be required to be filled out by the property owner and notarized.
BY ORDER OF:
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512
In 2015, Defiance County adopted the Defiance County Lodging Excise Tax Code Regulations for administration of the lodging tax. The purpose of this funding is to construct, equip, or repair permanent improvements within Defiance County. Click here for the application.
NOTICE INTERNET AUCTION
Notice is hereby
given that the Defiance County Board of Commissioners will periodically dispose
of personal property that is unneeded, obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired through the use of an
internet auction. This may include motor
vehicles, road machinery, equipment, tools or supplies. The Board has
contracted with GovDeals, Inc to conduct the auctions on their behalf. A link
is provided on the County’s website, www.defiance-county.com, under Surplus Auction Items.
DEFIANCE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT STREET, SUITE A; DEFIANCE,
OHIO 43512