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Commissioners amend county CIC agreements SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018
There has to be accountability for the taxpayer and once monies are transferred to the (HC)CIC we have very little, if any, authority over the spending of that money, which means the taxpayers have very little authority over the spending of their money. Harrison County Commissioner, Don Bethel
By JD LONG
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CADIZ – In a move that caused a touch of dissension, the Harrison County Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve the amending of three previous agreements they’ve had
with the Harrison County Community Improvement Corporation (HCCIC). e previous agreements were from April, 2013, March of 2015 and January of this year. e dissension resulted from Commissioner Dale Norris who cast the lone vote against amending the agreements. When asked later, his reason had more to do with
how it went down. “I don’t agree with how it was handled,” Norris said after the meeting noting that in past agreements everyone was on the same page. “I think in a situation like that there’s a lot of give and take.” During the meeting Norris openly criticized his own board for not communicating better as he stated the HCCIC should have been notified and present, which no HCCIC member was. Commissioners Don Bethel and Paul Coffland both stated as they have in the past that communication with the HCCIC members has been poor and members have been hard to reach. Bethel noted that the past two HCCIC meetings have been canceled, which he
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felt was unnecessary. e gist of the amendments was to give the commissioners more say in the HCCIC’s doings with the purpose of being more accountable to the taxpayers. Bethel further explained that to his knowledge they had yet to disprove an HCCIC proposal and would continue to fund them if necessary but the amendment would allow for more accountability and not allow the commissioners to “hide” behind the HCCIC if questions arise. Harrison County Prosecutor Owen Beetham explained that the agreement was basically to follow the rules of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). “What this does is clarify the way in
which property is transferred…and this ensures that any transfers by the agent or transfers to a CIC are going to comply with the revised code,” he told the board when asked to explain. “So there’s certain things that have to be done in order first to transfer property and this amendment to the agreement complies with…where it says transfers have to comply with the revised code, which makes sense because there’s certain prerequisites that have to be done first in order to transfer property otherwise, the property isn’t properly transferred.” Norris repeated his displeasure with
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Health district targets flavored tobacco, sales to minors By JD LONG
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CADIZ – e smoking issue, and of where and what one can smoke, has made the rounds in Harrison County for at least the past six months, and Wednesday a representative of the Carroll County General Health District was on hand before the county commissioners. Katelyn Mathews was asking for help, which was the kind that the commissioners could not wholly give as Commissioner Paul Coffland noted at the end of Mathews’ presentation reminding her that they are not a legislative body. She hoped that with the commissioner’s help that accessibility to these types of products could be decreased. Mathews has made the rounds recently to several village councils as well as various schools and are digging in for a fight as much as the tobacco companies are branding their products. Mathews and the health district are concerned over the growing ecigarette trade and how it is being
marketed, especially to young people and something new, called flavored smokeless tobacco. Mathews explained some of her efforts in educating young people as well as businesses, on the law and to find out exactly what is going on out there. She described advertisements displayed low in obvious attempts to appeal to very young people and now, the flavored smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes are beginning to flood the market in further attempts to hook younger people. Peach, apple and grape flavored smokeless tobacco are just some that she is seeing out on the market. “A lot of the kids are getting access to those types of products,” Mathews explained adding that this has led her to research on site at tobacco retailers and see firsthand who is selling to minors. Working with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Mathews and a minor would enter a store selling tobacco with a deputy waiting outside. She said nine of 18 retailers were
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Jewett makes Germano water project official By JD LONG
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Area kids sell lemonade to benefit library
Beautiful sunny days and lemonade go hand in hand. So when Reese (standing) and Harper Dunlap recently wanted to have a lemonade stand in their yard, they decided that their lemonade stand would make a difference for their community. Reese and Harper both enjoyed going
Events
Messengers of Life Choir continues tour
e Christian group Messengers of Life continues their musica tour with a stop in the Lansing United Methodist Church on July 22 See Page 8
to the Summer Reading Program at the Puskarich Public Library where they were encouraged to read throughout the summer. ey thought it would be a good idea if they could give the library a donation to buy children's books. ey delivered their donation to Ashley Smith, Children's Librarian.
Sports
Cadiz High School graduate to coach BL
Drew Case, former Cadiz High School graduate takes over the helm in Connorsville to lead the Panters softball program. See Page 6
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"is was a great opportunity to show that kids can make a difference, and that there is no too-small gesture. What they domakes an impact, because each donation and act of kindness adds up for the library," said Smith. e girls were assisted in their endeavor by their father, Todd Dunlap.
Area
Judge Nunner honored for years of service
Former Harrison County Judge, Michael Nunner, saw his photo placed along side his predecessors in the courthouse on ursday. See Page 3
JEWETT – Village council for Jewett made it official Wednesday, at least on their end for the Germano waterline connection and Faith Ranch. ey said the line for now will be 4-inches but talks have been ongoing on the possibility of enlarging that in hopes of getting other customers connected. But that is off into the future they said. Mayor Dwight Busby emphasized that it is official only on Jewett’s end and that other signatures are needed to complete the deal. No word on
when that may happen. Also, Busby informed council the visit they had with Bob Allen of E.L. Robinson engineering the day before. e purpose was to walk through and locate all the water lines that are scheduled to be replaced regarding the recent approval council gave for the major project. He said everything is being mapped with valves also being located. “ings are moving along there,” he said. Council Member Bo Bailie explained that the three recent water
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