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Commissioners Corner
The official
holiday season is upon us
November is becoming a memory, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and old
man winter is approaching. Halloween starts the official Holiday
season, but to most of us, Thanksgiving is the time it really starts.
We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving, and we hope the family and
friends you shared it with also have a Merry Christmas, which is just
around the corner!
November is usually busy in the Commissioner’s office. We are starting
to wrap up projects from this year, and planning for next year has
begun. This year, we got quite a bit accomplished as to fixing and
repairing buildings and equipment that was in desperate need. The
Wagner Avenue Government Center, the old Visitation House, and of
course all the work at the Sheriff’s office, was work that needed to be
done in order to make the buildings useful for a long time. The
Courthouse and other buildings also received some attention this year,
so hopefully next year we do not have to do as much major repair and
things replace as this year. As of now, we are finalizing the purchase
of the remaining property around the Darke County Airport, and hope to
have it wrapped up very shortly. This was another major accomplishment,
and could not have happened without the kindness and co-operation of
the Spiller family. Thank you to them for their understanding and
commitment to Darke County all these past years. November also starts
the Appropriation part of the calendar year. Most offices are working
on their projected budgets for next year, and in early December, we
will meet with them to discuss their needs for 2015. We are always
proud to say that our Department heads and elected officials do a
tremendous job of holding the line on their budget requests. Most of
the offices do as much as they possibly can, and only ask for more when
something gets mandated from higher up, or some new equipment is
needed. When you see our Elected Officials and Department Heads, please
thank them for a job well done with little appreciation.
Darke County continues to shine in the Economic Arena, our unemployment
rate continues to drop, our efforts in workforce development are
succeeding and growing, and all of the new expansion that is taking
place seems to be on schedule. JAFE glass is nearing completion, and
will have a grand opening ceremony sometime in December.
Congratulations to Randy O’Dell and the group at JAFE for your
continued growth and commitment to Darke County. The High School
renovation, the new school location, Whirlpool, Koenig’s Equipment, and
Reid Hospital are also proceeding, along with the new Good Samaritan
Health Center facility on Sweitzer Street, all soon becoming realities.
Thanks to all of our great companies and partners for their continued
support and belief that this is the place to grow.
Christmas is just around the corner, and following that comes the New
Year. Won’t you try and make one of our open meetings this year? We
meet every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioner’s
office, located at 520 South Broadway in Greenville, just south of the
Courthouse. Hope to see you there!
The Darke County Commissioners
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