Inquests opened into deaths of 9 people at Nottingham Coroners Court
They were adjourned for further enquiries
04:00, 5 MAY 2021
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Inquests looking into the deaths of nine people have been opened at Nottingham Coroners Court.
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The Washington County Commissioners voted to increase county sewer rates by $3.65 per month during Thursday’s board meeting.
Commissioner Jamie Booth said he spoke with Jeff Carr, the county’s sanitary engineer, who had looked at the repairs and maintenance needed within the county.
“There are a lot of things in the western part of the county that need to be repaired,” said Booth. “The county sewer is not just the Devola sewer project. It is the infrastructure that has been in place for years and years that is failing.”
He explained that over the past month, they have been dealing with a lift station that is down. The approximate cost to replace one pump and the rails is about $20,000.
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Photo by Michele Newbanks
Work continues at the site of the Cornerville Truss Bridge on County Road 20, which was recently demolished. A new steel beam bridge will be built in its place.
At a glance:
¯ It will be discussed at an upcoming commission meeting.
¯ The report details the status of roads and bridges maintained by the county
Source: Washington County Engineer.
The Washington County Engineer’s 2020 annual report was recently released and detailed the conditions of county roads and bridges.
Engineer Roger Wright said he will go before the Washington County Commission during an upcoming meeting to discuss his department’s findings.
¯ Regular county commission meeting, 9 a.m. Thursday, 1115 Gilman Ave.
¯ Finance committee meeting, 10 a.m. April 20, county courthouse.
Source: Washington County Commission Clerk.
A funding request for the Devola sewer project will soon be sent to U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, by the Washington County Commission.
“The Republican conference in the House of Representatives is allowing each Republican member to identify up to 10 projects for infrastructure funding,” explained Commission President Kevin Ritter at Thursday’s board meeting. “What this board is doing is making the application to Rep. Johnson’s office for the Devola sewer project to be included as one of those projects.”
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Devola’s upcoming sewering was debated at Thursday’s meeting of the Washington County Board of Commissioners.
Devola resident Glenn Pawloski asked the commission if they had talked to the township association that a majority of households in Devola do not support or want to be sewered. The township association had met Wednesday night at the offices of Washington County Engineer Roger Wright.
“Did you inform the township association that merely 161 of 563 Devola households approved the (right of entry) agreements solicited by Heritage Land Services on behalf of the Washington County Commission?” he asked.
Commissioner Jamie Booth said he was at last week’s meeting and they had asked for a letter of support for H20 funding, not as a consent decree or that they have a final permit to install.