Horton details S.O.A.R. Business Park project
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Scioto County Economic Development Director Robert Horton discussed the pictured S.O.A.R. project during the commissioner’s meeting on Thursday.
SCIOTO During its Thursday meeting, pushed back to 11:30, the Scioto County Commissioners reached several contract agreements with varying local entities.
Among the 21 items on its agenda, the lengthiest so far this year, the board’s first agreements were the annual renewals with the City of Portsmouth and the Village of New Boston for its indigent defense representation.
Later in the meeting, the commissioners agreed to a resolution where they would match funds for grants received by the Scioto County Engineer’s Office. That decision was made to help cover the additional cost of hot-mix paving, $80,000 per mile paved, and multiple ongoing projects by the office.
Commissioners appoint three new Children Services directors
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
The Scioto County Commissioners filled the vacancies on the county Children Services Board of Directors during its Thursday session, bringing it to a full 10-member board. Photo by Patrick Keck.
Editor’s Note:
In an article published in the Daily Times Friday, Jan. 22, the article inaccurately stated the suspended employee worked for Scioto County Economic Development. After further review, the commissioners did not name the department the suspended employee worked for.
SCIOTO New Scioto County Commissioner Scottie Powell’s first meeting on the Board was an eventful one, marked by an executive session and the filling of the vacancies in the county Children Services Board of Directors.
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