CARES Act, Sheriff’s vehicles again discussed during Commissioners
The Scioto County Commissioners had a lengthy agenda of 25 items during its Thursday morning session.
SCIOTO The Scioto County Commissioners addressed 25 items on its Thursday agenda pertaining to such discussions surrounding the Earl Thomas Conley Park pump-track, CARES Act funds, the obsolete Sheriff’s Office vehicles, and more.
With encouragement from the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency and the Sheriff’s Office, a proposal from On-Solve for a $10,500 mass notification system was introduced.
“This could really become something awesome if the public chooses to utilize it,” said Commissioner Bryan Davis, saying a system of this sort was long overdue in the county.
Sheriff vehicle junkyard situation resolved
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
SCIOTO Thursday’s Scioto County Commissioners meeting was a brief nine item affair, but not one without significance.
In its final legislation item, the commissioners announced that a memorandum of understanding had been reached between Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman and Juanita Belford, thus resolving a yearlong disagreement.
“Item nine has been a longtime coming,” said Commissioner Bryan Davis, going back to at least September 2019. “I really appreciate Mrs. Belford and her family in working with our prosecutors in resolving this.”
Through the agreement, the retired Sheriff vehicles that have sat at the junkyard of retired and now deceased special deputy Jess Belford will be removed and taken to a licensed salvage yard. The Belford family will be compensated $2,000 by the commissioners for any needed landscape work or repair once the vehicles are taken away from the pr