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Clermont County proclaims April 18 National Lineworker Appreciation Day; accepts $6,000 Duke Energy grant for 9-1-1 center
Summary
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 18 as National Lineworker Appreciation Day and unanimously accepted a $6,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to support county 9-1-1 public awareness and recruitment efforts.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on April 16 proclaimed April 18, 2025, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day and unanimously approved acceptance of a $6,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to support the county 9-1-1 communication center.
The proclamation, read aloud during the meeting, recognized ‘‘line workers [who] put their lives on the line to literally keep the lights on’’ and was signed by David L. Painter, president of the board; Bonnie Bachelor, vice president; and Commissioner Corcoran.
Chad Schafer, government community relations manager for Duke Energy, accepted the proclamation for the company and presented the foundation grant. ‘‘Line workers are often the unsung heroes of our daily lives. These dedicated men and women work under challenging circumstances and face hazardous conditions to maintain and restore power to our homes, businesses, and essential services like our hospitals and our public safety agencies,’’ Schafer said.
The board then heard a formal item to acknowledge and accept the gift. The resolution (040-25) as read by staff directs the Office of Management and Budget to add the donation to the budget of the Clermont County Department of Public Safety Services and to use the funds as part of the 2025 appropriations. The board’s roll-call vote was unanimous: Bonnie Bachelor — yes; Commissioner Corcoran — yes; David L. Painter — yes.
Jessie Wiederhold, identified at the meeting as leader of the 9-1-1 center, was on hand for the presentation and the photograph with Duke Energy staff. Commissioners and Duke Energy representatives said the grant will be used to promote the work of dispatchers and to increase community awareness of the public-safety telecommunicator career field.
No additional conditions or restrictions on the grant were announced during the meeting. The board handled the proclamation and grant acceptance during its regular-session agenda prior to moving on to other consent and nonconsent business.
A separate board resolution on the consent agenda recorded the formal acceptance of the donation and authorized county budget adjustments necessary to receive and spend the funds.
