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Group files appeal of Devola sewer decision | News, Sports, Jobs

¯ Permit to install was granted March 10. ¯ Ruling has not been made on motion to intervene in court order. ¯ Sewer project will affect some 560 homes in Devola. Source: Times research. A notice of appeal was filed Wednesday with the Environmental Review Appeals Commission in answer to the permit to install granted for the Devola Sewer Project. Greg DeGulis, attorney for the group Devola Against Sewering Homes, said it is an administrative appeal of the director’s decision to grant the permit to install the sewer in Devola. DASH is made of opponents of the Devola Sewer Project, which will affect about 560 households using either drywell disposal systems or septic tanks for wastewater.

COVID outbreak at jail prompts scrutiny | News, Sports, Jobs

jpatterson@mariettatimes.com County jail safety was the topic of discussion both in Columbus and in Marietta on Tuesday. Protocols are under scrutiny at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office following an outbreak of coronavirus at the Washington County Jail at the close of January. Meanwhile, State Rep. Jay Edwards, R-Nelsonville, also spoke at an afternoon press conference concerning a proposed remodel of funding for county jails. ¯ COVID Outbreak Chief Deputy Mark Warden confirmed Tuesday that the county jail has experienced recent confirmed cases of the coronavirus making its way through pods of the jail. “We’ve got a rash if it in the pods,” explained Warden. “The problem is when they are asymptomatic and we don’t have places to isolate.”

Board of Health closes out 2020 | News, Sports, Jobs

jpatterson@mariettatimes.com The Washington County Board of Health met for its final regular business meeting of 2020 Monday to close out the year’s accounts and discuss constraints of funding for coronavirus contact tracing. The board, minus the absent president, also unanimously voted to discontinue the $20,000-per-year contract for financial software in favor of utilizing a past software in 2021 while searching for a more streamlined option throughout next year. Board Member Jeff Jones asked for more of an update on the status of coronavirus cases, too, during the meeting noting consistent questions from his circles concerning the virus. Board Member Dr. Jeff Patey, who also owns Quality Care Associates on Front Street in Marietta, noted that while the announcement of the first administrations of the coronavirus vaccine occurred Monday, the impact on public life is still a ways away.

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