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Commissioners Corner…
Still waiting on
final state dollars
The rain has shut off, the temperature is in the nineties, and humidity
is there as well, so it must be summer here in Darke County.
Although it has been hot, this seems to be a typical summer for our
area. The crops are looking better after a slow start to planting
season, and the sporadic rain showers are helping everything to grow a
little bit in this weather. This may be a typical summer for the
County, but this has been an untypical year here in the Commissioner’s
office. As of this writing, we are still waiting to hear the
final numbers from the state on our budget. Hopefully by August
we will have a clear indication of what we have to work with. We
do know that there is going to be less to work with, so we are making
plans to deal with the loss of revenue. The Commissioners have
several options, but we cannot implement anything until we know for
sure what we are dealing with. We will keep you informed as soon
as we know something.
On the economic development front, Darke County continues to move
forward. Marc Saluk and Melanie Nealeigh have been very busy with
new contacts and with established businesses for the past several
months. Because of the change at the state level making a Jobs
Ohio Board, things are a little confused right now, but Marc is on top
of things. We continue to be a hot spot right now, so the C. I.
C. Board, the Economic Development Dept. and the rest of the county are
working together to continue our success. In talking to all the
members of the C. I. C., all of us agree that the communication and
cooperation between the villages, city, and county has never been this
good. We all are on the same page, and see this as a win-win
situation for the county. We are happy to see that in the last month
Continental Carbonic and Integrity Ambulance have made huge commitments
to have their businesses in Darke County. We welcome them as part
of the Darke County community. We still have other businesses looking
to either expand or locate in the county, but as of now, we cannot
elaborate on these potential business developments. Hopefully,
very soon we will have some news to report. The courthouse
parking lot project is moving along nicely, and the public should be
able to use the lot sometime in August. It should be noted here
that this is a public parking lot, and not for exclusive use of the
patrons of the courthouse as has been rumored. Arcon Construction
is doing the work and if the weather co-operates they should be able to
maintain their time schedule. The work done so far looks very
good and we are pleased with the way they are completing the job.
The Commissioners are very pleased with the response we are getting on
the radio program, and with the columns in all the media. We have
made a commitment to keep the citizens informed as we feel that
government works best when the people are involved. It is also nice to
see people come to our meetings and watch and ask questions. We
meet publicly every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the
Commissioner’s Office located at 520 S. Broadway in Greenville, just
south of the Courthouse. Everyone is always welcome and we hope
to see you here soon.
The Darke County Commissioners
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