Call to
Order/Welcome/Introductions – Doris Herringshaw, Vice President of the
Wood County Board of Commissioners and caucus facilitator, called the meeting
to order and welcomed everyone present. Introductions were made by everyone
present.
TMACOG members who were present included:
·
Keith
Earley – County Engineer, Wood County
·
Joseph
Fawcett – Assistant County Administrator, Wood County
·
Doris
Herringshaw – Vice President of the Wood County Board of Commissioners
·
Ray
Huber – County Engineer, Wood County
·
Joel
Kuhlman – Commissioner, Wood County
·
Craig
LaHote – Commissioner, Wood County
·
Andrew
Kalmar – County Administrator, Wood County
·
Jo
Ellen Regal – President of Commissioners, Ottawa County
·
James
Sass – Vice President of Commissioners, Ottawa County
Non-caucus
members who were present included:
·
David
Dorner – Director of Business Development, Rocket Ventures/Regional Growth
Partnership
·
Eric
Wagner – Zoning Inspector, Township of Monclova
Non-TMACOG
members who were present included:
·
Thomas
Kramer – Managing Principal, LJB Inc.
·
Andrew
Lorenz – District Director, Office of U.S. Representative Robert Latta
TMACOG
support staff that was present included:
·
Anthony
Reams – President
·
Jodi Cole – Transportation Secretary
Topics Discussion – Topics during
the caucus round table include the following.
·
What
two issues are happening in your county?
·
Wood:
Infrastructure funding, especially in townships after the loss of the estate
tax.
·
Ottawa:
Lack of skilled workforce
·
Wood:
Lack of skilled workforce and lack of transit funding.
Generate
Questions for Forum with State Lawmakers
1.
Funding
for rural counties for upgrading septic systems (Senate Bill 58 impacts)
2.
Assistance
for education
3.
Gas
tax increase ® transportation
funding
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