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Commissioners
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Appropriation
Time for County Offices
Thanks to those who buy locally, a
slight increase in Sales Tax revenues November 23 , 2011
As
this is being written, the sun is
shining, it is a bit breezy, and the temperature is in the comfortable
mid
forty’s. This is
the way November’s
should be! Unfortunately,
we here in the
office do not think it will last like this till spring time next March. We can all only hope that
this coming winter
will be a mild one, as we here believe that we are due for one.
The
Commissioners know that the end of
October and into November means it is appropriation time for all of the
county
offices. We have
been talking to all
department heads on their budgets, and have told all of them that the
budget
they submitted in July is going to be good for the year. We are fortunate that the
people of the
county have been buying locally as this has helped us to balance our
budget
because of the slight increase in the sales tax.
Thanks to everyone who has realized that
Darke County does have a lot to offer, and often times at a less
expensive
price, plus the time savings of driving somewhere else to shop. Along with that small
increase, our
departments have done an outstanding job of holding the line on
expenses. We have
stated throughout the year that the
people of Darke County do not know how lucky they are to have such
dedicated
employees who work tirelessly to make our county better. Once again, if you see a
department head or
an employee, thank them for their efforts.
Economically,
Darke County continues
to be a bright spot in the State of Ohio. With the continued support of
the
people and businesses involved in the Partnering for Progress (P4P)
initiative,
and the Community Improvement Corporation (C. I. C.), Darke County
continues to
move forward in job creation and retention.
At the last P4P meeting, Marc Saluk, the Darke
County Economic
Development Director, gave out the following information on the success
we have
had so far: New capital investment-$23,950,000, a
return of $37.50 for every dollar
invested. Annual
Payroll
(retained/created)-$19,178,000, a return of $30.00 for every dollar
invested.
State/Federal funds Secured- $18,725,000, a return of $29.40 for every
dollar
invested. Those are
fantastic numbers,
but the best one of all is Jobs Retained/Created- 525.
While this is all very good news, we are
still moving forward with some programs that will help find solutions
to the
skills gap we now are seeing. This
will
help us as we move forward to better serve our employers, and provide
more
opportunity for the workforce here, and serve as an important tool to
attract
new business. Since
we are an
agricultural county, we are focusing on the Agri-Business side of
things and we
have much support in Columbus for our efforts.
If you would like to be more informed, you may
“like” us on our Facebook
page, (Darke County Ohio Economic Development.) We would be remiss if
we did
not take this time to thank Marc for all of his hard work, as he often
has gone
above and beyond his duty as Director.
Thank you Marc, and also to his Assistant,
Melanie Nealeigh, as the
office could not run without her countless hours of service and
dedication.
We
here in the Commissioners Office
want to wish everyone a “Happy and Joyous Thanksgiving and Holiday
Season”. We will be
closed on
Thanksgiving Day, and on Friday the 25th to allow our employees some
time with
their families. We
will reopen on
Monday, November 28th with public sessions as always at 1:30 p.m.,
Monday and
Wednesdays here in the Commissioners Office.
We are located at 520 S. Broadway in
Greenville, just south of the
Courthouse. Hope to see you at the meetings!
The
Darke County Commissioners
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