CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Ross County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, with a full agenda that includes a bid opening for the Roweton Farmland, the county’s CORSA renewal and a briefing from the company cleaning up the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon.
The board convenes at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ office, Suite H of the Ross County Courthouse, 2 N. Paint St. Commissioners and county administrator business follows the call to order. The board is Jack A. Everson, president; James E. Lowe, vice president; and David Glass.
Bids for the Roweton Farmland are scheduled to be opened at 9:30 a.m. At 9:45 a.m., Eric Braunlin is scheduled to present the county’s CORSA renewal. CORSA — the County Risk Sharing Authority — is the insurance and risk-sharing pool owned by and serving Ohio counties.
The board recesses from 11 a.m. to noon.
At noon, the Southern Ohio Cleanup Company (SOCCO) is scheduled to address the board. Manager Pat Timbes and Communications Director Shawn Jordan are listed on the agenda for the company, which is carrying out the federal cleanup at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon. The agenda does not state the subject of the company’s presentation.
The afternoon is given over to a budget review session: the Recorder’s office at 1 p.m., the Treasurer at 1:30 p.m. and the Sheriff at 2 p.m. Each office is listed on the agenda as confirmed for its slot.
Commissioners’ meetings are open to the public. Under the board’s rules, all presentations to the board must be on the agenda; anyone who wants to be added can contact the Commissioners Clerk at 740-702-3085.
