A hearing is scheduled for Dec. 7 in Ottawa County Common Pleas Court for a former member of the Harris-Elmore Fire Department to enter a plea to a theft charge.

Ryan Watson, who was a chief of the department’s Emergency Medical Service division, is expected to enter a guilty plea of stealing funds from department organizations, said Mark Mulligan, county prosecutor.

Watson has agreed to make restitution of nearly $33,000  - an amount agreed upon by his attorney and fire department heads, according to Mulligan, who said Watson wasn’t actually indicted because of his cooperation with investigators.

Mulligan said he expects Watson to be sentenced within 30-45 days of the plea hearing.

Comment on plan
The Ottawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities will hold a public forum at 10 a.m.  Dec. 1, at Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison Street, Port Clinton.

The public is encouraged to attend and comment on the proposed 2010 strategic plan.  A copy of the proposed plan can be obtained by calling 419-898-0400 or 419-734-6650.

Thanks to outgoing mayor
The Lake Township Board of Trustees has approved a resolution of appreciation for Oregon Mayor Marge Brown, who was defeated in her bid for re-election.

The resolution thanks the mayor for the “..wonderful working relationship she has shown Lake Township during her term as mayor and chairman of Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments.”

It also notes she was instrumental in implementing the Community Care-a-Van service and that the city donated a fire truck equipped to spread foam to the township.

Mayor Brown is the aunt of trustee Richard Welling.

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