Staff Writer
WOODSFIELD Monroe County commissioners are considering holding a public forum to allow broadband providers to showcase services to residents in the county.
Commissioner Mick Schumacher said Monday that there are many different carriers that provide internet services in and around the county some that provide good service and some that do not.
He said commissioners want to help residents, from a cooperative standpoint, find good and reliable service.
Schumacher said a public showcasing of these services would allow residents the option to find what works best for them in the area where they live.
“Rather than anyone feel like we’re moving in on somebody’s territory, I think we should have a fair where each one (broadband providers) can set up a table and represent their business, and then have people talk about where they live and what kind of service they have and what they don’t have,” he said.
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WOODSFIELD Plans to begin construction on the new Monroe County Ohio State University Extension building are moving ahead now that the project bid has been awarded.
Mary Jo Westfall, OSU Extension Office associate, gave her construction bid recommendation during Monday’s Monroe County Board of Commissioners meeting. Westfall recommended commissioners accept the low bid of $898,475 from PSC & Build LLC of Cleveland.
Officials received a total of six bids ranging from $898,475 up to $1.4 million during the Feb. 8 meeting. All but one of the bids came in under the project’s $1.3 million estimate.
Westfall said after discussing the matter with the project architect and speaking with the construction companies, officials opted to go with the low bidder. She said PCS & Build has assured project officials that it doesn’t anticipate any changes and will be able to perform the work for the amount listed in its bid.
Staff Writer
WOODSFIELD Plans to begin construction on the new Monroe County Ohio State University Extension building are moving ahead now that the project bid has been awarded.
Mary Jo Westfall, OSU Extension Office associate, gave her construction bid recommendation during Monday’s Monroe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Westfall recommended commissioners accept the low bid of $898,475 from PSC & Build LLC of Cleveland.
Officials received a total of six bids ranging from $898,475 up to $1.4 million during the Feb. 8 meeting.
All but one of the bids came in under the project’s $1.3 million estimate.
Westfall said after discussing the matter with the project architect and speaking with the construction companies, officials opted to go with the low bidder.
Special to The Times
The Monroe County Ohio State University Extension Office is moving closer to construction of its new facility with the project set to go out for bids next week and hopes of beginning construction in the spring.
Mary Jo Westfall, OSU Extension Office associate, met with the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Monday morning to provide an update on the project. Westfall said she wanted to meet with newly appointed commissioners Diane Burkhart and Bill Bolon, as well as longtime Commissioner Mick Schumacher, to bring the trio up to speed on the progress of the project.