Delaware County Commissioner Dennis Stapleton on Thursday asked a representative of FirstEnergy Corp. to hold last minute discussions with concerned Concord Township residents before submitting plans to the Ohio Power Sitting Board for a proposed 138,000-volt power line that could cut across the properties of several township homeowners.
Delaware County could soon be just one of 19 counties in Ohio to earn a “StormReady” designation from the National Weather Service, recognizing it for its preparedness to severe weather emergencies.
Former Delaware County Sheriff and small business owner Al Myers is running against incumbent county commissioner Ken O’Brien to “bring some civility and professionalism back into the office.”
Fearing both cuts in funding and possible delays in payment from the state, the Delaware County Family and Children First Council this week asked the board of commissioners to bolster its cash flow so that it can continue to provide the same level of services.
After sparring last Thursday over eligibility criteria for a proposed cost-of-living pay increase for some county employees, Delaware County commissioners on Monday voted 2–1 in favor of a 2 percent pay increase. After going without any increases in pay since 2008, commissioners are hoping to reward the approximately 400 employees under their direction with a 2 percent bump in salary, a concept that all three commissioners are fully behind.
In the wake of a Gazette report detailing Delaware County Commissioner Ken O’Brien’s request for an investigation into county economic development director Gus Comstock’s acceptance of tickets to sporting events, fellow commissioner Dennis Stapleton asked Monday for the investigation to expand to cover all county employees and the gifts they may have accepted.
Concord Township residents opposed to a planned 138,000-volt power line that could cut across the properties of several homeowners received some support Thursday from the Delaware County Commissioners.
Delaware County commissioners on Thursday approved a 2012 budget that increases overall spending by about 1.7 percent over 2011 levels.