County nears lease deal to expand Ottawa physicians
Franklin County Commission nears a lease with Ottawa Family Physicians to expand at the Franklin County Office Annex on South Main Street. The shift would free the current heavily used meeting room for a replacement, likely the former Risk Management Alternatives space. The panel discussed moving the room and authorized County Counselor Blaine Finch to draft a lease with Reese Nichols Town & Country Realty for a smaller annex office suite used by the call center.
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Franklin County Commission
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Franklin County
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Risk Management Alternatives, Inc
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Blaine Finch
Finch
Shaun Perry
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Reese Nichols Town & Country Realty
County eyes tighter budget as year end nears
Franklin County Commissioners warned that current pace could push spending $400,000 over the year’s budget. Sheriff and jail costs, fuel rises, and overages in public works strain reserves, prompting plans to curb spending with department heads Monday to map cuts through year end.
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Cleon Rickel
Franklin County
Shaun Perry
Blaine Finch
Finch
Sheriff's Department
County Public Works Department
Don Stottlemire
Stottlemire
Don Hay
Taylor
Courtroom conversion eyed as new county administrator role outlined
County officials weigh converting the courtroom to the commissioners meeting space while drafting a resolution to hire a county administrator. County Counselor Blaine Finch lists 13 statutory duties and five operational options. A search committee is proposed with an eight week ad period starting December and interviews by February, aiming for an April start.
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Darrell Wadkins
Blaine Finch
Finch
Ments
Schools appoint task force on maintenance
Ottawa USD 290 forms a 16 member maintenance task force including two school board members and the district maintenance director. The group will study schedules, work orders, and past studies to create a district wide maintenance plan with the aim of a clear, accountable system. A proposal is sought from the task force by March.
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Herald Star
Ottawa
USD 290
Jan Collins
Dennis George
Susan Ward
David Rideau
Collins
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