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Council approves perpetual easement for Brunersburg Water District and joins regional CHIP housing application
Summary
Council unanimously adopted an ordinance conveying a perpetual easement to the Brunersburg Water District to support a new meter structure and also approved a partnership to apply for Malami Valley South CHIP funding, with proposed allocations described in the packet.
Defiance City Council on April 7 adopted three ordinances by suspension of the rules, including a perpetual easement to the Brunersburg Water District and a regional Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) partnership agreement.
Staff described the easement as necessary to allow the Brunersburg Water District to construct a new meter structure at a pump-station parcel the city owns in Noble Township; the conveyance supports billing and administration under a prior January 2025 water-service agreement.
In related action, council authorized the city administrator to enter the 2026 "Malami Valley South community housing impact and preservation (CHIP) consortium partnership agreement" with Defiance and Pauling counties to improve the competitiveness of a federal funding application. Staff told council that the two counties could receive up to $400,000 and that the city’s projected allocation could be up to $350,000 under the proposed partnership; the program targets structural repairs, heating, electrical, plumbing, lead‑paint hazard removal and water lateral repairs for low‑ and moderate‑income homeowners and some rental properties.
Council recorded unanimous voice and roll‑call approvals after motions to suspend rules and adopt each ordinance. Officials said the CHIP ordinance is intended to allow the regional planning organization to submit applications on the timing required by the state.
