EDUCATIONAL POSITION Megan Schulte Kayla Wyse and Becky McGuire from the OSU Extension came in to get funds approved for a new Family Consumer Science Educator position that the county desperately needs
Anna Wozniak
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
anna@thevillagereporter.com
The Williams County Commissioners met regularly last week on March 5th and 7th, beginning Tuesday at around 9 a.m.
They then approved four resolutions, as well as signed a letter regarding the sanitary system backup, travel requests for the Prosecutor’s Office, the financial statement through February of 2024, a vacation request for a JFS employee, project cover sheets, the minutes of their February 29, 2024 meeting, and the bills as presented.
An update was then given to the status of the county’s acquisition of old State Route 2, with the situation being handled by County Engineer Todd Roth, who came in to greet the commissioners near to 9:30 a.m.
Updates were then shared on the Alvordton Sewer project, with it being shared that the total project cost will total near $6.5 million. $2.3 million of those funds will be coming by way of the EPA, $3.3 from the Department of Development, and $920,000 from the Army Corp.
The remaining funding is being looked at from CDBG, which is the only funding source that would help cover easement costs.
It was then discussed that the roads would be repaired after the lines were laid, as it is often found that the roads need to be touched up after, as they were recently in Kunkle.
ODOT has been contacted regarding necessary permits, and it was also shared that the old septics will be filled and abandoned.
Thanks were given for all of the hard work before the commissioners entered into recess before meeting near 10 a.m. to proclaim March as Developmental Disability Awareness Month. Tuesday then ended with the commissioners heading out to view the Ebersole Ditch.
Thursday was much more succinct, with Commissioners Terry Rummel and Lew Hilkert meeting at around 9 a.m. to pass one resolution and approve a travel request.
They then met at around 9:15 a.m. with those heading the Williams County OSU Extension Office. Kayla Wyse and Megan Schulte were accompanied by Beck McGuire, who detailed the funding necessary for a family consumer science educator.
This position, one held in multiple counties, has been deemed necessary for the at-risk youth of Williams County.
The position, originally funded for six months, was seeking to be funded for a year so that the applicant had at least a year of job security. They were short by $10,000 for the position, which the commissioner’s office agreed to send.
It is the eventual hope that this position will be permanent after the renewal of the levy, with it being shared that the levy currently in place does not allow for such a position.
With nothing further to address, the commissioners entered recess to sign all necessary documents before adjourning for the day.
