Local News Briefs: Commissioners meeting in special session Tuesday
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Commissioners to hold special session
Guernsey County Commissioners will meet in special session at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Emergency Operations Center at the County Administration Building, to discuss contract issues for the Glass Avenue project in Byesville.
Children Services Board meeting Tuesday
Guernsey County Children Services Board meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, at the Children Services complex located at 274 Highland Ave. Cambridge.
Summer HEAP Crisis program
The 2021 Summer Crisis Program will provide eligible households with a one-time benefit to assist with electric utility bills, central air conditioning repairs, and air conditioning unit and/or fan purchases. For more information call 1-800-945-4250 or 844-320-3206.
The Daily Jeffersonian
Representatives of the Guernsey County Water Department met with commissioners this week to discuss a potential change in reconnection fees for customers who voluntarily disconnect service for at least a year.
Superintendent Jeff Alfman and office manager Rita McKnight discussed the potential changes for water rates with commissioners at their request.
A sewer reconnection fee of $360 would remain unchanged due to federal mandates for the county s system.
According to McKnight, the water department currently charges $420 (12 months at the base rate of $35) to reconnect water service shut off for at least a year.
Commissioners Jack Marlin and Dave Wilson questioned if such a fee was necessary.