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Commissioner’s Corner
Wall Street Journal features Darke County, KitchenAid again
February has certainly been a mixed bag, hasn’t it? This winter, and
particularly February, has been schizophrenic; it could not decide if
it wanted to be a full continuance of winter, or an early start to
spring. A few times it was both in the same day! I don’t know about
you, but I am thankful it is over, and I am totally ready for Spring!
February seemed to be the month in the office where we prepared for all
upcoming events, and it looks like March will be busy. We know that in
March we will be doing the county schools FFA Banquets and other
meetings. These are all set up in February for us. We know they are
coming, just waiting on the dates. We have been working on several
projects, some for quite a while, and they seem to be getting closer to
becoming reality. Hopefully, we can make some good announcements in
March. Our County Financial Audit was completed and once again we had a
strong report from the State Auditor. Due to the performance of Carol
Ginn and her department, the State Auditor has confirmed that Darke
County continues to operate in a very sound financial manner. Thanks to
the Auditor’s Department for a job well done.....again! The CHIP
(Community Housing Development Program) had its first hearing in
February, and the second hearing is set for March 25th at 10:00 a.m. in
our office. If anyone is interested, please call our office.
Two new employees were added in February, Scott Naas as the Airport
Manager, and Carl McCullough, who is the new Facility and Maintenance
Manager. Scott has been on board now for about a month, and has shown
to be a good hire and asset for the Airport Manager Position. His
previous experience with other airports and aircraft related businesses
will be invaluable as he takes over the airport operations. Carl has an
extensive background in the military, and has many practical,
mechanical and leadership skills that will assist him in the
performance of his job. We welcome Carl on board as a county employee.
The man he replaced, Rodney O’Connor has left to go back to his old
job, and we wish him well as he did a great job for the county while he
was here.
In other news, Whirlpool was in an article in the Wall Street Journal
the last week of February. The article is titled “KitchenAid’s Key
Ingredient: Investing in Workers. ‘It’s not just a dead-end job
anymore’”. The article focused on plant manager Jenni Hanna and the
entire Whirlpool team in Greenville. This makes the third or fourth
time that Whirlpool or Darke County has been featured in the premier
business newspaper for our accomplishments in the economic development
arena. Congratulations to Whirlpool and all of our great employers who
have made Darke County a continuing manufacturing bright spot! Midmark
is moving along with their expansion, and BASF recently just completed
an update on their facility. Darke County sees this growth continuing
into the near future.
Our office is gearing up for another good year for Darke County. Why
don’t you become a part of it by coming to a meeting? The meeting times
have stayed the same, 1:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays in the
Commissioner’s office at 520 South Broadway in Greenville. Hope to see
you here!
The Darke County Commissioners
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