Greene County commissioners approve township street contracts, wastewater deal and recognize 250th anniversary

The Board of Greene County Commissioners on July 2 approved a package of routine and project resolutions, including award of multiple township street‑improvement contracts, authorization of a wastewater treatment agreement with PurposeEnergy–Minster LLC and a replat in Silvercreek Township.

Commissioners Tom Koogler, Sarah J. Mays and Richard D. Gould voted unanimously on the measures during the 1 p.m. session. The board also accepted a $271,178 bid for asbestos abatement and interior demolition at the former Applied Sciences Facility and authorized re‑advertisement of a Market Street parking‑lot project after the single bid exceeded the engineer's estimate. Bids for the Market Street project will be opened at 11 a.m. July 23, 2026 at 35 Greene Street.

The Department of Development recommended awarding the PY25 CDBG Jefferson Township street improvements to Wagner Paving at $149,359.81 to chip seal portions of Corry, Davis and Sutton roads; the board approved that award. The board also accepted a John R. Jurgensen Co. bid of $120,112.30 for PY25 CDBG Bath Township resurfacing work on Axe, Bell and Terry drives. The engineer's estimate for the Bath Township work was listed in the minutes as $197,655.36.

On wastewater, the board approved an agreement allowing PurposeEnergy–Minster LLC to treat wastewater at the county's wastewater resource recovery facility, with the county accepting modest additional total dissolved solids from the Minster plant, subject to applicable permits and regulations.

Other approved actions included: releasing 100% of a letter of credit for sanitary and water improvements for the Grand of Sugarcreek (Section One) in the amount of $98,547.50; declaring certain county personal property from the County Engineer, Sheriff and Treasurer as not needed and authorizing disposition via GovDeals, certified recycling or salvage; and approving a replat in Shawnee Hills, Section 3 to create Lot 813‑A.

Jen Haney Conover and Mary McKinley of the Records Center and Archives updated the board on programming for America’s Semi‑Quincentennial. Haney Conover said the Passport program and the grants to local communities have been well received, and McKinley described a yearlong local exhibit that will complement a History Colorado traveling exhibit; a traveling local exhibit of notable figures will begin July 19. Commissioners received America 250 challenge coins in recognition of their support.

Contracts signed by the County Administrator under a prior resolution were noted in the minutes, including a $5,000 United Way funding amendment and a $75,000 DeCoach Recovery Centre subgrant for the Ohio START program, and statutory reports from the Sheriff and Animal Control were filed.

Votes at a glance - Res. 26‑7‑2‑1 (approval of vouchers): moved by Commissioner Richard D. Gould; seconded by Commissioner Sarah J. Mays. Vote: Koogler Aye; Mays Aye; Gould Aye. Outcome: approved. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑2 (travel/training): moved by Mays; seconded by Gould. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑3 (transfer of appropriations): moved by Gould; seconded by Mays. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑4 (PY25 CDBG Jefferson Twp. street improvements, Wagner Paving, $149,359.81): moved by Mays. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: contract award. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑5 (PY25 CDBG Bath Twp. resurfacing, John R. Jurgensen Co., $120,112.30): moved by Mays. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: contract award. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑6 (Universal waste/asbestos abatement and interior demolition, Belfor USA Group, $271,178): moved by Gould. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: contract award. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑7 (reject bid/re‑advertise Market Street parking lot): moved by Mays. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: bids rejected; project to be re‑advertised. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑8 (PurposeEnergy–Minster wastewater agreement): moved by Gould. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑9 (replat, Shawnee Hills Section 3): moved by Mays. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑10 (release letter of credit, Grand of Sugarcreek, $98,547.50): moved by Gould. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑11 (declare personal property not needed; disposition): moved by Mays. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved. - Res. 26‑7‑2‑12 (recognize U.S. Semi‑Quincentennial): moved by Gould. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: approved.

The minutes record that Delana Zapata received a board manual following her appointment to the Family Services Planning Committee and thanked commissioners for their confidence. The board did not take any additional formal action on the Records Center programming during the meeting.

The minutes also list subsequent contracts signed by the county administrator and statutory reports filed with the board.