The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2021. This is Part 1 of the series.
January
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Unofficial results from the Nov. 2 Highland County general election show the Republican party dominating the Hillsboro city races, including six of the seven co
Funds allocated for Marriott Hotel project
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Brianne Abbott is shown in this screen shot from Monday’s city council meeting.
Screenshot by Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
A resolution was approved to authorize Hillsboro Auditor Alex Butler to “advance from unencumbered general funds” the amount of $200,000 for the agreed upon payment for infrastructure on the SR 73/Harry Sauner Road Marriott Hotel property during Monday’s Hillsboro City Council meeting.
The resolution withdrew prior authorization to use TIF funds for the project.
Safety and service director Brianne Abbott said that the legislation would allow the money promised to developers in 2019 to be disbursed, and that they had also signed a promissory note insuring that if the bonds didn’t sell in six months, the $200,000 would be repaid back to TIF funds.
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Hillsboro city council votes to withdraw from involvement from Hillsboro Area Economic Development Corporation, start new CIC Hillsboro city council president Tom Eichinger and safety and service director Brianne Abbott are pictured during council s Jan. 11 Zoom meeting. Hillsboro city council voted to dissolve the Hillsboro Area Economic Development Corporation and to establish a new Community Improvement Corporation during their Monday, Jan. 11 meeting.
Council met via Zoom due to various quarantines. Both mayor Justin Harsha and safety and service director Brianne Abbott encouraged the community to continue taking precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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Year in Review: Remembering the headlines of 2020 Pictured in January are (l-r) Hillsboro administrators introduced to city employees: council president Tom Eichinger, mayor Justin Harsha, chief of police/systems administrator Eric Daniels, safety and service director Brianne Abbott, public works superintendent Shawn Adkins and auditor Alex Butler. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) Demolition of the former Parker Hotel began in February 2020. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) On Jan. 24, then-Director of the Ohio Department of Health Dr. Amy Acton declared novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) an immediately reportable disease. Pictured is the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map as of Dec. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Governor s Office.)