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Commissioner’s Corner
A Year to be
Thankful For
November has come and gone for 2017. This was a very good November
weather wise, for most of the month it felt like early October. Now
that Thanksgiving is over, the next 30 days starts the big Holiday
season for retailers, manufacturers, and for most people. We hope the
weather continues to co-operate!
November is the month when we start our appropriation process with our
departments. Our department heads always do a good job of holding the
line on spending, and this is why Darke County has continued to grow
and prosper. Our Health and Wellness group in conjunction with our
insurer CEBCO (County Employee Benefit Consortium) has done an
excellent job in getting our people to lead healthier lives, and that
has translated into minimal health insurance costs for the County.
CORSA, (County Risk Sharing Authority) our property insurer, does
regular checkups on our buildings, and risk assessments for the County.
This co-operation with them and the training and awareness of certain
hazards and maintenance needs they see has also led to very good
insurance rates for Darke County. We will continue to do all we can to
make sure that we do what is necessary to keep our rates as low as
possible. The county has seen growth again this year, and in talking to
our Economic Development Director, Mike Bowers, it seems things are
still moving quite well. All of our companies are doing an excellent
job in cost containment and growth, so when you see one of their
employees or managers, congratulate them for their continued growth,
and a job well done.
This year we have accomplished quite a bit, but as always, there is
still more to do. With buildings to maintain, technology upgrades, and
equipment purchases, and mandates from the State, we will continue to
keep an eye on spending. This year came the news of the MCO tax going
away for the State, and that translated into all 88 counties losing
substantial amounts of money. That money will need replaced. The MCO
tax is still in some discussion at the State level, so we will see what
happens. The Sheriff will get three new cruisers again next year, a
program that has been going on now for 4 years. We need to continue
with this as Darke County is a large county and our Sheriff’s vehicles
put on many miles. The Darke County Airport has seen great growth in
usage this year, especially in fuel sales, and with some very nice
comments on AirNav.com, it is good to see it getting greater exposure.
Next spring will bring the improvements to grow the airport even
further.
To see some great pictures and information, go to the Darke County
Airport Facebook page.
December and Christmas are upon us. This has been a year to be thankful
for here in the County. While you are Christmas shopping in Greenville,
or just out shopping in your town, come on over, stop in and see what
is going on by sitting in on one of our public sessions. We meet every
Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioner’s office at 520
S. Broadway, in downtown Greenville just south of the Courthouse. We
hope you had a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING, and wish all of you a VERY
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The Darke County Commissioners
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