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Testa said the Planning Commission meets this week at the Montville Township administration building, 6665 Wadsworth Road, at 6:30 p.m. Agenda items include a replat in Montville, a variance and preliminary plan in Montville, and a Harrisville Township text amendment. She said March’s agenda currently includes a final plat in Granger Township and that the submission deadline for that plat was the day before the meeting.

Testa said she is working with Ohio State University Extension on a cost-of-services study proposal and is continuing environmental reviews for this year’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects; those environmental-review materials are due Saturday, Feb. 15. She said staff is renewing the state historic-preservation programmatic agreement (the state extended the county’s short-term deadline to March 1) and that the office released the program-year 2025 Community Housing Improvement and Preservation (CHIP) request for qualifications and proposals, due Feb. 10 at 4 p.m.

She said planning has been coordinating with the cities of Wadsworth and Brunswick and Medina City to submit a consortium application for CHIP projects, and that the Ohio Township Association conference — which she attended — focused on solar-energy proposals and House Bill 315. Testa said conference sessions noted increased activity in western counties on large solar-farm proposals and summarized that HB 315 provides townships and prosecutors more tools for enforcing zoning violations, including fines and posting notices on local websites and social media in lieu of newspaper publication.

Testa invited questions; none were recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 4, 2025 – Medina County Commissioners' Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Planning staff previewed Feb. planning commission items, CDBG and CHIP application deadlines and updates to the county’s state historic-preservation agreement.","taxTitle","Medina County, Ohio","taxId",18082,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6353860,"Senior services report: 47,111 meals delivered in 2024; transit rides, APS referrals and program changes reviewed",256,349000,605000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2220926-44ccaf8fb5f8e393076d289b03d594cb&start=349&end=605","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2220926-44ccaf8fb5f8e393076d289b03d594cb/thumbnail_349000.jpg","/articles/6353860/Medina-County/Ohio/Senior-services-report-47111-meals-delivered-in-2024-transit-rides-APS-referrals-and-program-changes-reviewed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353860-91dfc1808841db4962b02ddab4848175/orig.mp4?Expires=1773590970&Signature=crj6GjNI0iPZvJPwauchg7cYpQyYwkTXa7~fR6kd0cpNdsWRpgv9dDFTj8zRfyMakQe52zXlsBtnHIeqLifqinnofJj1hty-4lLsJz5vvhQjEAhq0bDZ14OZE7t-F5pSEVIFtw9Wcs2RMp7I0U5rsENOiX0XLA4wHdJi8zxWPJW9-6R5aTzZF~Au4hig5nD4q-5nPt2OMNS5d-QgkvyHB2XjXq2gjvDswG4QoTRk7WUeWCtykp9d4mOGhRZybvy4RuTvhB1zG4IlElHpL~OvbApVEDkvFPyJygTnWnnL0ZvPBPIeRe2-eMpdciXw5APkbX8xszSSyGLoQ1lbaPmYog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senior services staff reported program statistics for 2024 and outlined several operational changes during the Feb. 7 Medina County commissioners meeting.

Laura, speaking for senior services, said the department delivered 47,111 meals in 2024 in their regular grant-funded programs — the highest in recent regular grant years, she said. Congregate meals totaled 8,189 (including a Wadsworth restaurant voucher program), and the department served 362 home-delivery recipients and 228 congregate-meal clients. Transit services included 15,901 subsidized rides; Laura said the cost to senior services for those rides was $196,906.71 and the transfer (provider) cost was $145,488.78. The department also recorded 545 canceled rides in 2024, which are paid per the contract and identified as a monitoring point.

On adult protective services, staff received 504 referrals and opened 84 cases — about 37% of referrals — with an active staffing level equivalent to “2 and a half” full-time positions, Laura said.

Laura said staff and county administration (including Matt Springer and Steven Bastian) met with Envelope Consulting on plans to renovate senior-center bathrooms in Medina and that the county is reviewing the consultant’s proposal and funding available. The department also removed a dedicated bus stop in front of the human services center after more than a year of inconsistent use and complaints about perceived preferential pick-ups; staff said the stop’s removal followed operational and equity concerns and that they will study other stop locations where fixed stops might be useful.

As part of increased security and customer service, staff will offer verbal de-escalation training provided by sheriff’s deputies; training sessions are scheduled for Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 and county staff invited other agencies to attend. Tax-assistance appointments for seniors were filled quickly: staff scheduled 230 appointments in about 12 work hours. Laura also listed upcoming senior events including a honey-and-bee program on Friday the 7th, a Midwinter Warm-up on Monday the 10th, a Valentine’s party on the 14th, and a tea party Feb. 27 in Brunswick. She also reminded the board of a county home fundraiser that evening.

The presentation emphasized countywide geographic reach: staff reported touching nearly every township, municipality and village in Medina County with at least one program, with small participation numbers noted for sparsely populated places.","Medina County senior services reported 47,111 meals delivered in 2024, 15,901 subsidized transit rides and 504 adult protective services referrals (84 opened). Staff described program coverage across the county, a proposed bathroom renovation at the senior center, removal of a dedicated bus stop, and upcoming training and events.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6353864,"County engineers consider upsizing State Route 18 sewer line; estimate adds about $3 million to project",92,1104000,1196000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2220926-44ccaf8fb5f8e393076d289b03d594cb&start=1104&end=1196","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2220926-44ccaf8fb5f8e393076d289b03d594cb/thumbnail_1104000.jpg","/articles/6353864/Medina-County/Ohio/County-engineers-consider-upsizing-State-Route-18-sewer-line-estimate-adds-about-3-million-to-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353864-b493dbc4d2d3dfad87ed91a4dc69b699/orig.mp4?Expires=1773590970&Signature=ZLyywgZf~iW2pXOP1QNPocN--NVVWHtORT8D4S43uamNUDinGxSGln~oivWjBtP4MCtQZ5KmMsW3~SvFsFTQKKGV45CegK7R3045vZ-KjDpJDVVhKJw-99DN1sImkKZXovtet5Id~-WrJqQejjwFewR0bJOQ5FDtXC05ZrBVHSdGb1E49WsCiQLxLNxKrfDZMVfoF05naIEq7L-f-XGe61QbG-mIbJlp68bwp5KE5PmM4bOX~lI5yWim6f0EUHl08TezZqFzRHXZ7D00oxRoaW-E5IeARY7jIYg8WkWYSr~ClKuPdjG2A6bf48c-44mwUZXAUvvaCxUQmy43Dun17Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Medina County sanitary staff raised the possibility of upsizing the sewer line on State Route 18 to provide additional long-term capacity for future development, Sanitary Engineer Jeremy Cinco told commissioners during the Feb. 7 meeting.

“Is there any thought of wanting to upsize that sewer one more size with the intent of never having to go through a project like this again in the future,” Cinco said, describing early engineering estimates. He said upsizing would add about $3 million to the project and that on a 20-year loan the additional cost would be roughly $196,000 per year.

The current design is sized for about 66% of peak capacity, Cinco said. The base project cost without the upsize is approximately $30 million; with the upsize the figure discussed was about $33 million. The larger pipe sections discussed would move from roughly a 36-inch design to 42- to 48-inch pipe at midsections, which would substantially increase available capacity.

The presentation framed the trade-off as a near-term increase in borrowing against a potential saving on future construction and disruption: “You can do it right the first time,” one commissioner said during discussion, noting that earlier corridor work occurred in the 1990s and that the county previously participated in right-of-way purchases. County staff said the work would largely stay within the county right-of-way and that the upsize would remove a current restriction that limits new users by a gallons-per-linear-foot allocation tied to a 500-foot service corridor.

Commissioners and staff also discussed the project’s geography and limits. Cinco said topography and elevations mean the gravity sewer would not serve Granger Lakes directly, although water service extensions remained possible. The primary objective for the expansion, he said, is to enable commercial development along the Route 18 corridor between state Route 71 and Madonna Line Road.

No formal decision to upsize was recorded at the meeting; staff said they would continue work with the county’s engineer and bring more detailed numbers forward for consideration.","Medina County sanitary engineers discussed increasing pipe size on the State Route 18 sewer project to add long-term capacity, a change that would raise the project cost from about $30 million to roughly $33 million and add an estimated $196,000 per year on a 20-year loan.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6353865,"Medina County commissioners approve minutes, multiple departmental resolutions; weekly bills total $704,618.61",3,2177,5232,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2220926-44ccaf8fb5f8e393076d289b03d594cb&start=2&end=5","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2220926-44ccaf8fb5f8e393076d289b03d594cb/thumbnail_2177.jpg","/articles/6353865/Medina-County/Ohio/Medina-County-commissioners-approve-minutes-multiple-departmental-resolutions-weekly-bills-total-70461861","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353865-e167e4e3c00f2161ac341e71cfadc48b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773590970&Signature=Eml-Mac3sbE36CtOLFTdD1wOLTWN03FTOWw1p5qzD6tjHBGCXRo~WjIfKb4HR-e~NmgiQyZrHJO-GoDJbOaDuULhW-OXKxVqXaDqpQVf6ZLknVb3lIBV8JkmDGTPEjy9abUWdQ7PBQbQTT5cOzOiFPJ9pkaJR5leBHc6orCtWk4-qmHmcwNQopyTTMso5aFFIeJfQEAXqhWAJmSnFLhUC7qOgp-Emdl73Qb4jXZrXshOl0amu7DvWtB-iCai5CvWQ6LlWmO2TPVz7fUjtqQRfzLPxif3WhDqpx-Gv3MMy8arHR5kTm2WhV6l2ogBMiXkSiJt4ciXV7eC38Hc6fB69g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Medina County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the Jan. 28 minutes and a package of departmental resolutions during their meeting on Feb. 7.

The roll-call votes accepted: three highway-related bids; four sanitary-engineer items including a billing-office renovation contract and equipment purchases; two human-resources personnel resolutions including an employee-assistance program extension; four finance resolutions including excess property and weekly bills; and two county-administrator resolutions concerning an excess vehicle and a three-year lease for fleet-tracking devices. All recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript show Commissioners Hambley and Harrison voting \"yes.\"

Among the items approved were the weekly bills in the amount of $704,618.61 and a resolution authorizing a lease of Geotab USA fleet-tracking devices for 15 maintenance units for 36 months. Jeremy Cinco, the county sanitary engineer, presented his four resolutions; Dan Becker from the engineer's office presented the three highway-related resolutions. Holly from human resources presented the personnel resolutions; Brett in finance presented the finance slate; and Matt Springer, the county administrator, presented the two administrator resolutions.

No motions in the recorded discussion were amended on the floor. Where a mover or seconder was not named in the transcript, the record lists the motion but does not identify who moved or seconded it. The transcript does not include additional roll-call votes beyond the two commissioners recorded, and each roll call in the record was recorded as \"Hambley? Yes. Harrison? Yes.\"

Votes at a glance
- Approve Minutes, Jan. 28 — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Accept and award bid to replace Bridge Number 3 on Wall Road, Wadsworth Township — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Accept and award 2025 Medina County Highway Department Potuminous Plant bid — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Accept and award 2025 Medina County Aggregate bid — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Authorize sanitary engineer to enter contract with Crown Commercial Construction to renovate the billing department office — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Authorize sanitary engineer to replace HVAC at the Liverpool Wastewater Treatment Plant through competitive bidding — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Authorize sanitary engineer to purchase a Caterpillar excavator for the line maintenance division — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Amend purchase price for a single-axle cab and chassis and dump truck body (ordered 2022; price change noted) — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Personnel resolution: various rate increases, position change, leaves, resignations — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Authorize extension of employee-assistance program agreement with All 1 Health — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Finance: Transfer of inventory between offices (computers to IT) — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Finance: Excess property disposal and items to GovDeals — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Finance: Expenses of county officials (travel for sheriff's conferences and training) — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Finance: Weekly bills — $704,618.61 — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Declare motor vehicle excess property and amend prior sheriff fleet resolution (exchange with Enterprise) — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).
- Resolution: Authorize lease of fleet-tracking devices with Geotab USA for maintenance (15 units, 36 months) — approved (roll call: Hambley yes; Harrison yes).

The transcript does not provide mover/second names for most motions; where the mover or seconder was spoken, the speaker was not identified in the transcript extract. The record presents the resolutions, brief staff presentations, motions to approve, a second, and roll-call votes.

The meeting record also includes department updates and discussion items that were informational and did not result in formal votes during the session.","At their weekly meeting commissioners approved the Jan. 28 minutes and a slate of departmental resolutions covering highway bids, sanitary-engineer contracts and equipment, personnel actions, finance items and fleet tracking leases. Roll-call votes were recorded on each item.","actionData","errors"]

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