Amy Hoffman, with Palmer Energy Co. was a guest of the fourth quarter Paulding County Mayors Association meeting. Palmer Energy is the consultant for the County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO) and Ohio Municipal League (OML) that consults with the Paulding County Commissioners to review county and municipal electric bills with the intent of providing competitive energy pricing. It was noted that the villages of Payne and Latty have already benefited by participating in the county’s electric aggregation program. Hoffman will soon be working with other interested villages in the county.
Paulding County EMA Director Ed Bohn then shared with the group that the 2022 County Mitigation Plan needs to be reviewed and approved by each community. This will take some time so the sooner this review can begin, the more accurate the plan will be when submitted with the state.
The meeting was then turned over to Austin Serna with Maumee Valley Planning Organization (MVPO). The attending representatives from Antwerp, Cecil, Grover Hill, Haviland, Latty, Melrose, Oakwood, Paulding and Payne were joined by members representing Not for Profit groups from around the county. The county is available for Community Block Development Grant funds in 2022. Serna explained how the program works and how applications are submitted. It was shared that from all applications, only three will be selected to be completed in the county.
The PC Mayor’s Association is guided by Paulding Mayor Greg White with organizational assistance from the PCED office. All 11 mayors, or a representative from their village, are invited to attend the meetings to receive village related communication and information from county offices.
