By Eamon Baird
TROY — The Miami County Commissioners authorized an annexation of over 329 acres from Washington Township to the city of Piqua at their meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19.
The city of Piqua and Washington Township agreed to the annexation agreement on May 2, 2006.
The county engineer’s map department reviewed the map and legal description of the territory proposed for the annexation according to Section 709.022 of the Ohio Revised Code and submitted a letter stating that the map and legal description of the territory proposed for annexation meet their requirements.
Matthew McQuade of McQuade Economic Advisors, representing the Underhill and Hodge Agency LLC, addressed the commissioners at the meeting.
“We are working in the city of Piqua on master planning this area for development, which will require the extension of water and sewer. We are still in a relatively early phase, but at a point where it is time to move forward with the annexation,” McQuade said.
Piqua City Manager Paul Oberdorfer told the Miami Valley Today he was excited about annexation and there will be more details to share sometime next month.
In other business, the commissioners approved or authorized the following resolutions:
• To set a date of Thursday, Oct. 10, to open bids for the Kessler-Fredrick Road Bridge Replacement Project.
• To authorize a Title IV-E Child Placement Contract with the department of job and family services to run from Sept. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2025, for the following: Woodridge, of Missouri Inc., of Waynesville, Missouri, for $750,000; and Boys to Men Transitional Home Inc., of Dayton, for $500,000.
• To sign a janitorial services contract with Environmental Control Southwest Ohio Inc., of Tipp City, with the department of job and family services for $1,457 per month. The janitorial services will include vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning restrooms and maintaining the physical appearance and cleanliness of the JFS building.
• To award and sign an HVAC preventative maintenance agreement with Rieck Services, of Dayton, to provide preventative maintenance and repair services for the HVAC system at the Miami County Incarceration Facility for $13,144. This agreement will ensure the long life of the units that support the building. The effective date of the contract is Sept. 1, 2024, through Sept. 1, 2027.
• To accept a quote from Motorola Solutions Inc. to authorize the Miami County Sheriff’s Office to purchase four M500 in-car video system solutions, with WIFI equipment, annual licenses, and support and extend a five-year warranty. The total cost for the purchase is $18,220.
• To amend a resolution approving a change to a contract with the John R. Jurgensen Company for $3,283 for paving the four driveways at the Miami County Fairgrounds.
• To reappoint David Cook for a five-year term on the Board of Building Appeals. Said term will begin immediately and expire on Sept. 1, 2029.
