A projected five to eight inches of snow is in the forecast, along with some possible ice and freezing rain, complements of Winter Storm Landon.
Commissioner Rob Ault said the power companies have been very good about trimming things back along county and township roads to help eliminate tree limbs freezing and falling on powerlines.
Troyer said he has been monitoring the Killbuck Creek and noted it is below the minor flooding level.
“Projections throughout the week including this storm are for just under 10 feet,” Troyer said. “Minor flooding starts at 15-feet, so we’re still within those good numbers with the Killbuck Creek.”
They also are lining up emergency shelters in case there is a situation similar to the ice storm that paralyzed Holmes County in December 2004 into January 2005.
The county uses WKLM radio and social media to help get the word out about closings and cancellations.
Commissioner Joe Miller said Holmes County has been good about neighbors looking out for neighbors and helping each other get through tough times.
In other business, commissioners received five bids ranging from $243,000 to $304,000 for a road re-striping project.
Assistant County Engineer Cory Baker opened the bids and he and County Engineer Chris Young will review them and submit their recommendation to the commissioners next week.
Griffin Pavement Striping out of Columbus submitted the low bid at $243,791.60. The next lowest bid came from Aero Mark out of Streetsboro at $269,999.
A&A Safety’s (Amelia) bid was $275,592.45 and American Roadway (Norton) came in at $293,569.50. Oglesby Construction out of Norwalk submitted the highest bid at $304,482.16.
The engineer’s estimated cost of the project was $294,000.
Baker said the re-striping project is for the first round of roads that were paved under the county’s 0.25% sales tax that were paved in 2017.
“This project is paid for with local funds,” he said. “It includes 31 miles of center line and and 62 miles of edge lines.”
Baker added he hopes to have the roads done in the spring.
“These companies all get slammed in the summer and it’s hard to line them up, so if we can get them hired and started early, we can avoid any delays,” he said.
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