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Devola’s upcoming sewering was debated at Thursday’s meeting of the Washington County Board of Commissioners.
Devola resident Glenn Pawloski asked the commission if they had talked to the township association that a majority of households in Devola do not support or want to be sewered. The township association had met Wednesday night at the offices of Washington County Engineer Roger Wright.
“Did you inform the township association that merely 161 of 563 Devola households approved the (right of entry) agreements solicited by Heritage Land Services on behalf of the Washington County Commission?” he asked.
Commissioner Jamie Booth said he was at last week’s meeting and they had asked for a letter of support for H20 funding, not as a consent decree or that they have a final permit to install.
¯ Regular business meeting of the board of commissioners, 9 a.m. Thursday, 1115 Gilman Ave.
Source: Washington County Commission Clerk.
A special prosecutor may soon be appointed to handle misdemeanor animal cruelty and neglect cases.
Washington County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kelly McGilton and board members of the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley met with Washington County Commissioners after their regular business meeting Thursday morning.
McGilton said there has been conversations about possibly appointing Jeff Holland of Medina County as the special prosecutor to help push cases forward.
“They are specialized and there’s a lot that goes into them,” she explained. “We always would appreciate someone who is an expert in the field.”