MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 December 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The December 21, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Chasity Schmelzenbach in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department.

2.                  Roll Call:

The following members were present:  Norman Blaney, Deno Capello, Loren Davis, Dave Fleming, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, David Sayre, Chasity Schmelzenbach, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas, and Merlin Wentworth.  Also present Gary Saling.

3.                  Quorum:

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business.

4.                  Approval of Minutes

Minutes of the November 16, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk.  Clair Schockling moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.   Don Hill seconded the motion.  All voted yes.

5.                  Unfinished Business:

Andes Plat.  Gary Saling stated that the plat had been reviewed by the engineer’s office and was found basically to be in compliance with any problems minor.  Don Hill had reviewed the plat as one of the review committee members and noted the need for a roadway cross section and cul-de-sac cross section, but also agreed that the plat was basically complete.  With Shawn Ray absent from the meeting, it was unknown if there were any issues concerning septic.  Noting the need for additional detail on the roadway mentioned above, a motion to approve the plat was made by Norman Blaney and seconded by Don Hill.  All voted yes.

Clair reported for the nominating committee that Bob McElfresh, Vernon Thomas, Dave Fleming, and Don Hill had all agreed to serve a new three year term.  The nominating committee also recommended that the current officers:  Chasity Schmelzenbach, President; Norman Blaney, Vice-President, and Mike Lloyd, Secretary be reappointed for 2005.  Report of the nominating committee passed by a 10-1 vote.  Mike Lloyd will request the reappointment of the four board members by the Noble County Commissioners.  Formal action will be taken to confirm all these nominations at the Annual Meeting in January. 

6.                  New Business:

Merlin noted that the Ohio Legislature had passed legislation making it optional for counties/planning commissions to include “large acre plats” of 5 to 15 acres within a county’s subdivision regulations.  Mike Lloyd said that he would try and get info on the legislation for the next meeting.

7.                  Correspondence:

            Question was raised by Don Hill on the letter that we had received from the Prosecutor on the Detweiler case.  Chasity explained that it meant that we had lost this round of the proceedings; but that the prosecutor indicted that there would be addition court action before any final decision.  It was noted that regional planning had no funds to pay any court costs or settlement. 

            Mike Lloyd circulated an email exchange with a planning student intern researching the Detweiler case and also a brief article on the chlorine by-products issue facing several of the water companies in the county.  A request was made for additional copies of the chlorine article for the January meeting. 

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:00 p.m. by Deno Capello and was seconded by Norman Blaney. The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

November 2004 

1.  Call to Order:

The November 16, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Mike Lloyd in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present: Mike Lloyd, Robert McElfresh, Kim Ray, David Sayre, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas. 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the October 19, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk. Claire Schockling moved that the minutes be accepted as presented. David Sayre seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

None 

6.                  New Business: 

Members present briefly reviewed the Andes subdivision plat.  Only initial comment was that the cul-de-sac seemed tight.  Plat was referred to committee from last year (Shawn Ray, Don Hill, Dave Fleming, and Gary Saling) for review and report at the December meeting. 

Claire Schockling agreed to chair the nominations committee and draft other members as needed. 

Kim Ray led a discussion of the Caldwell Lake Dam Rehabilitation.  Likely timeline is to develop plans over the winter.  Prepare bid documents and do environmental work next summer and begin any needed construction next fall.  If the dam is raised in regards to the normal water level, then existing flood easements would need raised and possible changes would be needed to the roadways.  Group also briefly discussed the proposed assessments by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy and how it could possibly affect those living in the Duck Creek Watershed.

7.                  Correspondence: 

None 

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:05 p.m. by Claire Schockling and was seconded by Kim Ray. The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

October 2004 

1.  Call to Order:

The October 19, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:31 p.m. by Chasity Schmelzenbach in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present: Norman Blaney, Loren Davis, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, Robert McElfresh, Kim Ray, Shawn Ray, David Sayre, Chasity Schmelzenbach, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas, Earl Way, Merlin Wentworth and ex-officio members Bill Brelsford and Danny Harmon. 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the August 17, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk.  Norman Blaney moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.  Merlin Wentworth seconded the motion.  All voted yes.  There were no minutes for September to approve due to a lack of a quorum. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

Andes Property.  No final plat has been submitted for approval.  An agreement has been made to install water lines.  Norman Blaney felt that Andes has done what has been requested of him in regard to modification of lot sizes to meet NCRPC subdivision requirements. 

Administrative committee.  No report 

Chasity reported that 911 is working.  Data has met the requirement of 98% correctness.  New addresses have been sent to the Columbus post office but have not been sent to local residents. 

Bids have been opened for the Tri-County water project.  Estimates on the three phases (line, tank and telemetry) were $2,805,000.  Bid total was approximately $2,430,500.  The Coffee Ridge water project was also briefly discussed. 

Kim Ray shared that the Noble County Soil Survey has now been digitalized and should soon become available on CD. 

6.                  New Business: 

Mike Lloyd shared information on the new USDA/RD/RBEG small business loan program for the county. 

Correspondence from the prosecutor on the Detwiler land case was reviewed and additional information will be requested from the prosecutor. 

7.                  Correspondence: 

Note above in new business

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:15 p.m. by Norman Blaney and was seconded by Vernon Thomas. The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 August 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The August 17, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Chasity Schmelzenbach in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present: Norman Blaney, Deno Capello, Dave Fleming, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, Kim Ray, Shawn Ray, Chasity Schmelzenbach, Clair Schockling, Earl Way, and Merlin Wentworth.  Also present:  Gary Saling 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the July 20, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission were not mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk the June minutes were mailed by mistake.  Members were provided with a copy of the July minutes for review.  Deno Capello moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.  Norman Blaney seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

Survey from OSU had been revised and returned by the secretary. 

Request for information on subdivision regulations from James Jennings had been sent a reply. 

6.                  New Business: 

Revised water line maps showing both current lines and proposed lines were circulated for review. 

Chasity provided an update on 911.  An error file with over 5000 entries had been sent to Verizon in April but had not been entered into their computers.  This will delay the live date till October 14.  There are still about 1600 errors to be corrected before the live date. 

Mike Lloyd provided a brief update on the Philanthropy Project. 

The proposed findings and orders on the Caldwell-Belle Valley Sewer project were discussed. 

There was a brief discussion on a possible Biedenbach subdivision on TR 64 in Olive Twp in the area behind the union hall 

Kim Ray updated the group on the status of the Wolf Run Dam Rehabilitation.  The project is basically finished.  Some reseeding and fence construction remains.  Kim also mentioned that the Village of Caldwell had agreed with USDA/NRCS to undertake a rehab of the Caldwell Lake dam.  To be included in this project would be an analysis of the ability to increase the pool level of the lake and in turn the storage capacity.

7.                  Correspondence: 

Buckeye Hills HVRDD-*_2_-FY ’04 CDBG Formula Grant for Noble Co., $67,000 Federal Funds, $67,000 Total Funds.

*ACTION by the Noble County Regional Planning Commission

                (1)  = Returned, No Comment

                (2)  = Clearance of the project should be granted

                (3)  = Request the opportunity to review final application prior to submission to the funding agency

                (4)  = Clearance of the project should be delayed until applicant answers the following questions 

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:03 p.m. by Clair Schockling and was seconded by Shawn Ray. The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 July 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The July 20, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:40 p.m. by Chasity Schmelzenbach in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present: Norman Blaney, Deno Capello, Loren Davis, Dave Fleming, David Sayre, Chasity Schmelzenbach, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas, Earl Way, Merlin Wentworth.  Ex-officio member Bill Brelsford. Others, Dave Cater.  Mike Lloyd, Shawn Ray and Kim Ray had excused absences. 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the June 15, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk.  Deno Capello moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.  Norm Blaney seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

None 

6.                  New Business: 

NCRPC noted a request from James Jennings requesting information on sub-dividing his farm.

7.                  Correspondence: 

Buckeye Hills HVRDD-*_1_- GMN Tri County CAC, Cost of Living Allocation for Early Head Start, $6,128 Federal Funds, $7660 Total Funds

Buckeye Hills HVRDD-*_1_- GMN Tri County CAC, Head Start IV-A Part Day/Part Year FY 2004-05, $190,944 Federal Funds, $190,944 Total Funds 

Buckeye Hills HVRDD-*_1_- GMN Tri County CAC, Head Start IV-A, Full Day/Full Year FY 2004-05, $98,610 Federal Funds, $98,610 Total Funds 

Buckeye Hills HVRDD-*_1_- GMN Tri County CAC, Head Start Continuation Grant, $2,179,818 Federal Funds, $2,724,773 Total Funds 

Norman Blaney moved to accept the above four reviews.  Vernon Thomas seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

*ACTION by the Noble County Regional Planning Commission

                (1)  = Returned, No Comment

                (2)  = Clearance of the project should be granted

                (3)  = Request the opportunity to review final application prior to submission to the funding agency

                (4)  = Clearance of the project should be delayed until applicant answers the following questions 

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made by Norman Blaney and was seconded by Deno Capello . The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 June 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The June 15, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:40 p.m. by Norman Blaney in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present: Norman Blaney, Deno Capello, Loren Davis, Dave Fleming, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, Shawn Ray, David Sayre, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas, and Earl Way.  Also attending was Gary Saling. 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the May 18, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk.   Clair Schockling moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.  Shawn Ray seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

Additional discussion was held on state legislative proposals to increase the size parcel of land potentially subject to regulation by planning commissions through modified subdivision regulations.  No action was taken by members were advised of the option of making their viewpoints known at the Farm Bureau meeting. 

No updates on Andes plat, NCRPC bylaws, or Caldwell Flood Mitigation proposal. 

6.                  New Business: 

Mike Lloyd provided some information on a meeting on community philanthropy to be held later this evening. 

7.                  Correspondence: 

None

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 4:52 p.m. by Shawn Ray and was seconded by Deno Capello . The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 May 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The May 18, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mike Lloyd, Secretary, in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present: Deno Capello, Ray Carpenter, Loren Davis, Dave Fleming, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, Bob McElfresh, Kim Ray, Shawn Ray, Ben Schafer, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas, and Earl Way. 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the April 20, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk.  Shawn Ray moved that the minutes be accepted with a correction on the date of today’s meeting.  Claire Schockling seconded the motion.  All voted yes.

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

Mike Lloyd reported on the surveys seeking opinions on doing a comprehensive plan for the county.  Twenty one surveys were sent out, six returned.  Of the six returned, four were in favor, two opposed.  Don Hill moved not to proceed with a new comprehensive plan at this time, seconded by Shawn Ray.  All voted in favor. 

Discussion on plat change legislation currently in the Ohio legislature.  Proposal is that counties may (optional) include parcels up to 20 acres under their local control. There was a recent CCAO memo on the topic circulated among the members. 

Update on the Andes plat.  Nothing has been submitted to regional planning, but a lot of ground work is being done.  It is currently being reviewed by county engineer, health department and local zoning. 

Changes in the NCRPD bylaws were tabled pending a response from the prosecutor on the need for public involvement. 

6.                  New Business: 

Ben Schafer noted an auction he would be having on June 19^th of the Ed Schell farm in Enoch Twp.  He brought in a plat for NCRPC comments.   NCRPC felt that it may currently meet minor subdivision regulations.  A suggestion was made to change a 30’ right-of-way to a 50’ right-of-way on one tract.  That suggestion was agreed to by Ben Schafer. 

Mike Lloyd shared water maps of the rural water systems in the county and also mentioned a land use meeting coming up in June in Cincinnati. 

Group discussed flood mitigation proposal currently at Caldwell Council.  There was an agreement to table for further discussion next month. 

7.                  Correspondence: 

B & N Coal land release was reviewed.

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:07 p.m. by Ben Schafer and was seconded by Deno Capello. The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 April 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The April 20, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Chasity Schmelzenbach in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present:  Norman Blaney, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, Robert McElfresh, Shawn Ray, David Sayre, Chasity Schmelzenbach, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas and ex-officio member Alice Warner 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the March 16, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk but members had not yet received their copies so the secretary read the minutes of that meeting.  Bob McElfresh moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.  Clair Schockling seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

There was further discussion of a comprehensive plan.  Questions of  “Will it be used?”  “Is it needed?” were raised.  It was agreed that if it was to be pursued that regional planning would need to get support from the villages, townships and from groups such as the Chamber and CIC.  Members were asked to make contact with leaders from their respective parts of the county and check public opinion.  Mike Lloyd offered to survey the trustees and village clerks. 

There was a discussion on proposed state legislation that would add to the role of regional planning on reviews of development proposals within the county.  Discussion of building permits and on what real property improvements were required to be placed on the tax rolls. 

Shawn has received a new/revised plat of the Andes project for sewage purposes.  It is under review.  Shawn mentioned that there are significant changes from the original plat that are improvements.  Regional planning has not received a revised plat for review 

No response from prosecutor on need for public meeting/hearing for changes to NCRPC bylaws or on other questions from the Administrative committee.

6.                  New Business: 

Mike Lloyd updated commission on new EPA ozone compliance areas. 

Chasity updated commission on 911.  The implementation plan is currently being reviewed by townships and villages.  Once groups representing 60% of the population approve the plan it will be sent to Columbus for approval.  Currently looking at a September 9, 2004 live date.  Discussion of some of the road naming challenges in implementing the new system. 

Mitigation plan has been sent to all jurisdictions to be approved to keep areas eligible for FEMA flood insurance. 

7.                  Correspondence: 

Several mine reclamation permits were reviewed.  Information received on CCAO meeting. 

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:16 p.m. by Shawn Ray and was seconded by Norman Blaney. The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 March 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The March 16, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:32 p.m. by Norman Blaney in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present:  Norman Blaney, Deno Capello, Loren Davis, Dave Fleming, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, Kim Ray, Shawn Ray, David Sayre, Ben Schafer, Chasity Schmelzenbach (joined at 4:50 p.m.), Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas, Earl Way, Merlin Wentworth and Gary Saling. 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the February 17, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk.  Deno Capello moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.  Shawn Ray seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

Revised Bylaws were distributed.  Question was raised as to whether a public hearing/meeting would be required before they could be accepted.  It was agreed that the prosecutor should be asked.  If no public input is required, then the group may move on the topic at the April meeting. 

No feed back from prosecutor on subdivision regulations. 

Clair Schockling spoke of the 1^st impressions program that was held a couple of years ago and spoke of several areas that might be looked into including Zilers Garage, the area that Crock’s are developing around and near the new human services building, the former Ford garage, the Olive St. fill area that has been in process for 14 years.  Any records on the Olive St. fill area were destroyed in the 1998 flood. 

6.                  New Business: 

Mike Lloyd distributed a copy of the Carroll Co. Comprehensive Plan and questioned if there was interest in the community to do an update of the mid-1970’s Noble Co. Comp. Plan.  Extension could do this job if requested.  There might be a 50-50 grant available after July 1, 2004 that could be 50% state, 40% local cash and 10% local in-kind.  Regional planning was asked to give some thought to this and discuss at the next meeting. 

Mike Lloyd also updated regional planning on the phase II environmental being proposed for the Belle Valley site.  A public meeting will be held in Belle Valley on May 11 at the Municipal Building. 

7.                  Correspondence: 

Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley RDD - * 2  - Marietta Memorial Hospital, South Pavilion Operating Center Supersuite, $300,000 Federal Funds, $700,000 Total Funds.  Moved by Claire Schockling, Seconded by Shawn Ray, All in favor.

            Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley RDD - *  1 – Appalachian Development Corporation, Building Purchase, $2,100,000 Federal Funds, $2,150,000 Total Funds.  Moved by Ben Schafer. Seconded by Don Hill.  All in favor.     

Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley RDD - * 2  – BH-HVRDD, Brownfield Initiative, $15,000 Federal Funds, $40,000 Total Funds.  Moved by Shawn Ray.  Seconded by Don Hill. All in favor. 

*Action by the Noble County Regional Planning Commission:

(1) = Returned No Comment

(2) = Clearance of the project should be granted

(3) = Request the opportunity to review final application prior to submission to the funding agency.

(4) = Clearance of the project should be delayed until the applicant answers the following questions

            Notification was received on three mine permits from Central Ohio Coal.  No action required. 

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:02 p.m. by Shawn Ray and was seconded by Deno Capello. The motion carried without objection.

9.                  Next Meeting:

MINUTES

NOBLE COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING

 February 2004

1.  Call to Order:

The February 17, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission was called to order at 4:37 p.m. by Chasity Schmelzenbach in the meeting room of the Noble County Health Department. 

2.                  Roll Call: 

The following members were present:  Norman Blaney, Deno Capello, Loren Davis, Don Hill, Mike Lloyd, Robert McElfresh, Kim Ray, Shawn Ray, Chasity Schmelzenbach, Clair Schockling, Vernon Thomas, Earl Way, Merlin Wentworth, and Ben Schafer. 

3.                  Quorum: 

A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business. 

4.                  Approval of Minutes: 

Minutes of the January 20, 2004 regular meeting of the Noble County Regional Planning Commission had been mailed to each member and ex-officio by the County Commissioner’s Clerk   Norman Blaney moved that the minutes be accepted as presented.  Robert McElfresh seconded the motion.  All voted yes. 

5.                  Unfinished Business: 

Ben Schafer was introduced as the new member and members introduced themselves to him.

David Sayre has agreed to serve on regional planning if he is not successful in his effort to win nomination for a county commissioner’s seat in the March 2, 2004 primary election.  Norman Blaney moved to nominate him subject to the above condition.  Deno Capello seconded the nomination.  The secretary will prepare a request to the commissioners to appoint him if he does not win on March 2.

Administrative Committee.  No report

Andes plat.  No report

Mike Lloyd requested that a sub-committee be formed to look at proposed changes to the bylaws and report back to the planning commission.  Deno Capello, Chasity Schmelzenbach, and Mike Lloyd will serve on the committee. 

6.                  New Business: 

            A plat for a land transfer in Wayne Township by J.J. Detwiler was reviewed.  This has been seen by regional planning before but has been revised.  Regional planning believes that this particular transfer is already in the court system.  Norman Blaney moved that the current application be returned to Detwiler pending disposition of the court action.  Seconded by Vernon Thomas.  All voted in favor.

            Mike Lloyd circulated his most recent community development newsletter.  He also showed fliers for two upcoming programs:  The Ohio Land Use Program and Protecting Rural Lands.  He updated the group on the SR 78-37 proposal for an improved road from Clarington in Monroe County to Lancaster in Fairfield County and affecting Monroe, Noble, Morgan, Perry and Fairfield Counties.  Finally he provided an annual activity report to the group.

            Discussion of 911.  System is in the process of being installed.  Road names were finalized last year.  Equipment is in the sheriff’s department waiting to be installed.  Live date will be at least four months in the future, possibly August.  732, 783, and 838 currently are already going to the sheriff’s office but without the locational information that the full 911 system will provide.

            Discussion of the vacant Ford garage and the possibilities of using Clean Ohio Environmental Remediation funds there. 

7.                  Correspondence: 

Regional planning received coal mining and reclamation permit information for B&N Coal on two parcels in Elk Township and one in Jefferson Township. 

8.                  Adjournment: 

The motion to adjourn was made at 5:10 p.m. by Claire Schockling and was seconded by Norman Blaney. The motion carried without objection. 

9.                  Next Meeting: