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County waiting on second elevator repair estimate

LISBON — While the courthouse elevator is down, county commissioners said Wednesday they will continue to make every effort to give those with disabilities access to the courthouse.

Chairman Tim Weigle said the commissioners understand the courthouse needs to be ADA compliant and are working on the problem. However, the parts needed to fix the elevator cannot be made quickly enough to accomplish that immediately.

The parts to repair the elevator include replacement of a cylinder and possibly the piston inside it, which sit below the elevator and push it up. The parts are about 45-feet long and may need to be custom made and then assembled below the elevator shaft.

At this time, Commissioner Roy Paparodis said the second company to look at the problem has a little more time on the deadline given to provide commissioners an estimate for the repair.

In the meantime, Weigle suggested those requiring the offices in the courthouse should call ahead and see if any special arrangements can be made.

Access for those with disabilities is available through the basement of the courthouse, however, without the elevator the stairs are the only way to access the first, second and third floors. The elevator stopped working two weeks ago today.

In other matters:

— Commissioners opened bids for the lease of about 175 acres of farmland on County Home Road. There were three bids received — Grassy Vu Farms LLC, Lisbon, $75 per acre; Yarian Family Farms, New Waterford, $95 per acre; and Roy Keir, $10,000 for the year. The bids were forwarded to the prosecutor’s office. The commissioners expect to act on the bids at their next meeting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 3.

— Troy Rhodes from Ohio Edison, First Energy, spoke to the commissioners and offered his assistance on any problems, including working closely with Peggy Clark, the county EMA director. Rhodes said they are making certain they can take care of any power outages that would affect vaccines as quickly as possible. Additionally, there are crews working in vegetation management this year. Finally, the company is currently wrapping up the first installations of smart meter technology at some homes in the county and will be back for a second group in 2023.

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