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A special meeting of the Danbury Township Board of Trustees held September 17, 2009 was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by the President, Dianne M. Rozak with Ms. Rozak, Mr. John C. Englebeck and Mr. David M. Hirt in attendance. Also in attendance was Fiscal Officer Rhonda Botti Sowers.
Purpose of the meeting was to meet with representatives of The Collaborative, Inc. to continue the planning process for the administrative complex.
Visitors at the meeting were Dave Baker and Matt Seamon.
Ms. Rozak stated that following receipt of a draft estimate earlier in the day, she and the Fiscal Officer spoke with Fritz Roberson and Mike Muse of The Collaborative and concluded that the Trustees need to revise the budget for this project based on stautory debt restrictions and their impact on other township needs. As a result Mr. Roberson and Mr. Muse agreed to give the Board more time to review and revise their project budget and were not in attendance at the meeting.
The estimate from The Collaborative was in the amount of $3.5 million dollars which included approximately $1.7 million for the administrative portion, $573,000 for the police department, $632,000 for the maintenance building and $638,000 for site development costs which includes such things as drives, parking areas, outdoor lighting and drainage.
Mrs. Sowers presented information to the Board on funding for capital improvement projects and specifically how they apply with regard to Danbury Township’s annual budget. While the Trustees’ original estimate for this project was $3 to $4 million dollars she recommended the Board look at ways to scale back the project to work within these confines.
A lengthy and productive discussion followed with active participation from the visitors on ways the Board could scale back on the overall project without adversely impacting departmental needs. Final decision was that the Trustees will review financial data in hopes of determining a new budget amount for this project at the next regular Board meeting on September 23.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
The only official public record of Danbury Township is the paper file(s) located at Danbury Township Hall. The official approved copy of township minutes including attachments and references is available for review or purchase. Contact the Township Fiscal Officer at (419) 732-3039 or via e-mail danbury.twp@cros.net to make arrangements for record review or purchase.
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