Bids were placed before Muskingum County Commissioners Monday to provide free hookups for low-income housing.
The $880,000 sewer line project in Sonora is set to service approximately 57 homes. A portion of those homes qualify for free hookups, which is why various contractors placed their bids on Monday.
"We'll award that bid probably Thursday of this week. That's the reason we opened the bid up is because 23 of the houses qualified for low-to-moderate-income for a free...
The Muskingum County Commissioners are looking to bring around $179,000 in grants to our area.
Nine townships submitted requests for money from the Community Development Block Grants, but only five were selected.
"We try to break it out to make sure all the townships get a fair shake, but a lot of townships don't apply for it because they don't have the money to do it," says Commissioner John Bates.
Bates says the five townships were selected out of the nine...
Muskingum County is applying to bring more money to our area.
Community Development Director, Sheila Samson, went before the Muskingum County Commissioners Thursday to update them on the different grants the county is currently working on.
"We are actually applying for the 2010 CHIP grants, our community housing improvements, applying for a $500,000 and I just gave them an update on the different activities which we have private owner rehabilitation,...
Students at Starlight School now have a new project.
Starlight Industries and the Muskingum County Commissioners entered into a contract Thursday to have Starlight students convert records from the 1800s into micro-films.
"The information will be preserved in a better format than the books should something happen as every year paper disintegrates or whatever, so we had entered into a contract to help supply and help with that," says Commissioner...
The first bit of money is coming in for the Maysville sewer project, which means the project can officially get off the ground.
The Muskingum County Commissioners announced Thursday Congressman Zack Space secured $500,000 for the project.
"So we are going to take part of the $500,000 and have Quicksall company, which is an engineering company, design us a new sewer system down there," says Commissioner John Bates.
The entire project will take around six...
The Muskingum County Commissioners passed a resolution Thursday that will give Muskingum County's largest employer tax exempt obligations.
The Genesis Healthcare System is changing to an all electronic records system. Thursday the Chief Financial Officer of Genesis went before the commissioners to hold a public hearing and resolution about Genesis receiving tax exempt obligations.
"What we were wanting was permission for the county to act as a conduit for...
The Muskingum County Business Incubator is looking to become self-supportive.
Carol Humphreys with the incubator met with the Muskingum County Commissioners and representatives from Senator Sherrod Brown's office to give an update and discuss more areas for funding.
Humphreys says she would like to see the incubator expand to have a community kitchen. The community kitchen could help entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground and have residents consume food...
The Muskingum County Commissioners are looking toward the future.
The Commissioners held a meet and greet with Plante & Moran employee, David Asker, to discuss consolidating properties.
"It is not a bad idea at this stage to see where we can combine facilities and space," tells Commissioner Bates.
Bates says the idea is only in its preliminary stages and will be discussed further by the commissioners. The commissioners are also wrapping up their budget...
The Muskingum County Commissioners are a little leery about the 2010 budget.
Commissioner Brian Hill says the county is fairing better than surrounding areas, but the recession is still leaving imprints here.
"We're feeling the pinch as well. Our revenues are off substantially from where they had been in the past, and we're going to have to deal with that, " says Hill.
Hill says he's thankful to the county's elected officials and department heads who have tried to...
Philo residents who live near the Rockies Express Pipeline are back in their homes after a gas leak near Irish Ridge Road on Saturday, but some are still on edge.
Muskingum County Commissioner, Brian Hill, says that is completely understandable.
"I'm sure it made them nerous. It would make me as well. Again, I think the responders-as in any kind of accident-responded well and did their jobs. I guess that would help me feel somewhat settled, " says Hill.
Hill says...
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