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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
New vehicles, deputies coming to Sheriff’s Office
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
During Thursday’s Scioto County Commissioners session, the Sheriff’s Office announced that it would be adding 11 new vehicles and two part-time township deputies. Ten vehicles are being retired. File Photo.
SCIOTO- The Scioto County Commissioners granted multiple requests from the sheriff’s office during its Thursday meeting, moves that will both update and expand its services.
Using funds at his discretion, Sheriff David Thoroughman was in attendance to explain the request for 11 new vehicles- 10 from the rotary fund and one through federal forfeiture. The new vehicles would be Dodge Durangos and Chevy Tahoes.
Commissioners denote developmental disabilities awareness month, agriculture week
The Scioto County Commissioners held their regularly scheduled Thursday meeting on March 11. Photo by Patrick Keck.
SCIOTO Among the 16 items on its Thursday meeting agenda, the Scioto County Commissioners passed two resolutions marking this month as a celebration of developmental disabilities awareness and agriculture.
This being DD Awareness month nationwide, Commissioner Bryan Davis said he has always been impressed with the work of the Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities based out of the Vern Riffe School
“I have a warm place in my heart for those folks,” he said, a meeting set for later that day to present the resolution. “We have been able to do a lot of projects with them over the years to assist them.”