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The Darke County Commissioners...
County Update for
April
April is almost gone and hopefully all the rain that is associated with
it. By the time this is written, maybe our farmers are finally getting
their planting at least started and hopefully done. April is also
tax time as we all know, but this year we all got a 3 day
reprieve. We hope everyone’s taxes are paid, or all of your
refunds are already back to you. April has been a mixed bag here
in the Commissioner’s office. We have done a lot of catching up
on things, and are waiting in some instances to hear some results.
The State Rte. 242 project is, according to the Ohio Dept. of
Transportation in Sidney, is still being pursued. This project
will enhance the Darke County Airport immensely. No completion
date has been set, but we will stay on top of the project and move it
along as quickly as we can.
As of now, we have had no new updates on the wind farm project in the
northwest part of the county. At last report, Invenergy, the
company heading the project, seemed to think they were on
schedule.
We are in the process of reviewing applications for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) money. There are approximately 11
projects under consideration, but we will not know anything until the
grant money is awarded. We have no idea how much it will be, so
once again we are in a wait and see mode.
The state budget is not fully set yet, so we still have no idea
how much money will be coming to the County. The Commissioners
and our Elected Officials in the Courthouse will prepare as best we can
to make sure Darke County stays fiscally sound. We will continue
to monitor this situation, and we will have a solution hopefully by
mid-year.
Students from the High Schools in our county will be taking tours and
attending a session of the Darke County Commissioners for Student
Government Day. This is a yearly event, and we look forward to
helping our young members of the County to learn about how their County
works.
The Economic Development Dept. continues to stay very busy with job
retention and acquisition. Marc Saluk, our Economic Development
Director, did take a well deserved week of vacation this month, but as
soon as he got back, started right in again. This dept. seems to
be making a lot of progress, and Marc and Melanie Nealeigh, the
secretary, continue to advance Darke County whenever possible.
When you see them, thank them for a job well done.
As always, we look forward to hearing and seeing you at one of our
Regular Session Board meetings, held every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30
p.m. in the Commissioner’s Office, located next to the Courthouse at
520 South Broadway, Greenville. Hope to see you there!
The Darke County Commissioners
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