Commissioners approve re-zone, explain sewer study plans

By Tay­lor Kaser -

Approval of a re-zone appli­ca­tion, chang­ing from res­i­den­tial to indus­trial, was awarded at the com­mis­sion­ers’ June 13 reg­u­lar meet­ing. Sub­mit­ted by Marengo Fab­ri­cated Steel, Ltd. for the expan­sion of their busi­ness, 5.84 acres in Ben­ning­ton Twp. are now re-designated industrial.

Bids will now be accepted for the repaving of the Sheriff’s Office park­ing lot. July 2 at 10 a.m is the dead­line for sub­mis­sion. Fur­ther details can be found at www.morrowcounty.info. A pre bid meet­ing is sched­uled for 1 p.m, June 27 at the Sheriff’s Office.

Two bids were received for the sell­ing of two unneeded vehi­cles by the county, a 2002 and 2001 Ford Crown Vic­to­ria. The com­mis­sion­ers chose the high­est bid for $300 for each vehi­cle, sub­mit­ted by Beck’s Wrecking.

Com­mis­sioner Tom Harden dis­cussed high­lights from the school fund­ing meet­ing he attended the pre­vi­ous night.

Harden also noted that ODOT has begun accept­ing bids for phase two of the I-71 expan­sion project.

Dan Rhode­beck gave the com­mis­sion­ers an overview of the cer­e­mony sched­uled for June 18 to com­mem­o­rate the War of 1812. Rev. Kelly will be deliv­er­ing a keynote address on the war and Ohio’s involve­ment. An 1812 United States flag replica will also be on display.

Autho­riza­tion was granted to the Mor­row County Devel­op­ment Office to move ahead with the plan­ning of waste­water facil­i­ties in North­ern Mor­row County at the com­mis­sion­ers’ June 18 reg­u­lar meeting.

Cur­rently the county is con­duct­ing a study of the area. Harden said the area included in the study cov­ers Iberia, west to the Mar­ion County line and north to the Craw­ford County line. He noted that there have been ongo­ing prob­lems related to the sewer in the area for years.

“The county has numer­ous options,” noted Harden. The county can build a new sys­tem or look into absorb­ing into Candlewood’s sys­tem. North­mor school is already tied into the Can­dle­wood sys­tem. Other fac­tors to be con­sid­ered include the Can­dle­wood sys­tems capacity.

The county will be apply­ing for a loan in the future to fund the project. Whis­ton explained that the county will not have to pay inter­est on that loan for 10 years. The exact amount that the loan will need to be can­not be deter­mined until the full scope of the project is ascertained.

The Devel­op­ment Office will have author­ity to apply for, accept, and enter into a Water Pol­lu­tion Con­trol Loan Fund (WPCLF) Agree­ment on behalf of the county.

“We want to make sure we address their infra­struc­ture needs.” Whis­ton said of the north­ern part of the county. The area being con­sid­ered in the study also cov­ers the Mid Ohio racetrack.

The Devel­op­ment office was also autho­rized to pre­pare and sub­mit an appli­ca­tion to the Ohio Depart­ment of Devel­op­ment for the 2012 Small Cities Com­mu­nity Devel­op­ment Block Grant. The county is aim­ing for a grant worth $160,000.

Appro­pri­a­tion of unap­pro­pri­ated cer­ti­fied monies were approved for Job & Fam­ily Ser­vices and the Court of Com­mon Pleas/Juvenile Pro­ba­tion. A trans­fer of funds was also granted for the Court of Com­mon Pleas.

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