Search for new sheriff begins

With the recently announced impending resignation of Ottawa County Sheriff Robert Bratton, the Ottawa County Democratic Party will be naming a replacement.

The Ottawa County Democratic Party is seeking letters of interest and resumes from all qualified persons seeking to be considered for this position. 

Interested parties may send their information by mail to: Daniel M. Laity, Chair Ottawa County Democratic Party, 18190 West Portage River South, Elmore, O. 43416

Or they may send their information to:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Information must be received no later than Sept. 20.

Sheriff Bratton has announced he is resigning to become police chief in the Village of Genoa.

Primed for development
Following its recent certification as a Job Ready Site by the Ohio Department of Development, Wood County officials are calling a 400-acre site in Troy Township one of the “premier sites in the midwestern United States for industrial development.”

Tom Blaha, Executive Director of the Wood County Economic Development Commission, and Jerry Greiner, Executive Director of the Northwestern Water and Sewer District, presented the township board of trustees a certificate from the state recognizing the Job Ready Site designation of the Eastwood Commerce Center, which they are calling it in marketing efforts.

More than $7 million has been invested in the site by its owner, Dominion Energy, the water and sewer district, and state to extend water and sewer lines to the site on U.S. 20 near Pemberville Road.

Blaha said the site has easy access to the Ohio Turnpike, 30-inch natural gas transmission line capabilities, electrical and rail service, and a minimum of 500,000 gallons per day water and sewer capabilities.

“The water and sewer lines were the final items needed for development at this site,” Greiner said.

Blaha described it as a “ready to go mega site.”

“These are the kinds of super sites that our competition in the southern states can pull off the shelf when they get the inquiries from the Hyundais, the Boeings, and NuCors of the world. Now we’ve got one too.”

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