RESOLUTIONS APPROVED … Commissioners Hilkert and Westfall discuss agreement particulars. (PHOTO BY ANNA WOZNIAK / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
By: Anna Wozniak
The Williams County Commissioners began their May 8, 2023 meeting at 9:38 a.m. Present were Commissioners Lew Hilkert and Bart Westfall, and absent was Commissioner Terry Rummel.
The commissioners passed five resolutions before signing many requests and building contract agreements.
The five resolutions passed allowed for an appropriations request, municipality agreement, insurance product agreement, a technical assistance agreement, and a MOU for telecommunication purposes.
Then they signed a request to hire a telecommunications employee, grants, the bridge replacement program manual, and then finally the contractor agreements.
The commissioners then approved the bills as presents and the minutes of the May 4, 2023 meeting before going into recess at 9:43 a.m.
The commissioners then met with Dawn Fitzcharles, Dave Newcomer, and Bill Martin to hear an update on the WCPA (Williams County Port Authority) and their efforts to draw more workers into Williams County through the building of more residences.
They are currently working on three different properties with one located in Montpelier and two in Bryan. A lot of housing solutions will need to be acted on in order to help remedy the county shortage of 2,000 workers.
Anna can be reached at: anna@thevillagereporter.com
