July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Request by JCH denied (04/24/06)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
A request from Jay County Hospital officials to the Jay County Drainage board to help pay for a survey along the east side of the hospital met with a heated reaction from drainage board members this morning.
County surveyor, Brad Daniels, told board members Faron Parr, Gary Theurer, and Milo Miller Jr. that the hospital is preparing to survey along Creagor Avenue in preparation for an upcoming addition to the north side of the hospital for a new magnetic resonance imaging machine.
The hospital has hired surveyor Dick Ward, a Delaware county resident, to do the work, Daniels told the board.
“Tell them to go fly a kite,” Miller said about the hospital’s request. “Why can’t they go with the survey they done 25 years ago?”
“There are some discrepancies in cornerstones at three or four different points,” Daniels explained.
The discussion then led to the number of survey projects that have been done in the county recently and how the county’s roads are damaged in the process.
County engineer Dan Watson told the board that 15 to 20 surveys have been done in the last six months.
“Why can’t they go with what we had in the past? I don’t like digging up these cornerstones again,” Miller repeated. “Everybody’s second guessing. What’s the big deal about two feet?”
Daniels explained that lending institutions outside the state demand accurate survey studies.
“If they want to make money they’ll go with what they get,” Miller answered.
“Tell them to talk to the state,” Theurer said. “Let the state pay for it.”
Miller advised Daniels to tell anyone wanting to do survey work in the county that involves digging a road to locate a cornerstone to bring the request before commissioners.
“Tell those guys to come talk to commissioners,” Miller said.
Another request from Daniels to pay for re-routing a tile along East Division Road, met with opposition as well.
Daniels explained that landowners of a field behind the residence of Jim Jacobs at 1520 East Division Road, were planning to replace about 500 feet of the Cartwright Tile’s 15-inch drainage tile. The tile currently runs under Jacobs’ home before dumping into a catch basin along Division Road.
“I can’t see replacing a good tile,” Miller said. “I can’t see the county putting in a new tile because he’s going to be ditching his field. I can’t get in the business of replacing tile...”
Daniels expressed concern that the tile could rupture and cause damage under Jacobs’ house.
Board attorney Brad Burkett advised the board that if damage occurred, it would be the responsibility of the homeowner, not the county.
After further discussion, the board did agreed to pay for the re-route the tile around the Jacobs home, about 100 feet of tile Daniels estimated, but the landowner will pay for the rest of the installation.
“I’d go along with that,” Theurer said.
“I’d vote for that,” Miller said.
The board also received a quote from Ruben R. Hilty and Sons Construction, Geneva, for more than $23,000 to repair the roof of the county-owned building at Ship and West Main street.
“We don’t want to spend this kind of money,” Miller told Hilty. “We’re just wanting to patch it. We’re looking at under $3,000 or $4,000.”
Hilty agreed to come back with a price more appealing to the board.
Commissioners have been looking at repairs to the leaking roof on the former Maitlen Motors building that currently houses the Estate Gallery and is used as storage for the county.
Miller said the building could be torn down in a few years, and he doesn’t want to put a lot of money into it.
“Put pitch over the cracks, put that fiberglass netting on it and put on another layer of pitch,” Miller advised Hilty.
The drainage board also told Daniels that county highway superintendent Ken Wellman is looking at ways his department and the surveyor’s office could share the cost of purchasing a tractor/trailer with a low-boy trailer, to be used to haul the county’s heavy equipment.
Watson, told the board that a trailer hauling a county highway-owned bulldozer recently gave way and the dozer rolled off the trailer, landing on its top.
“The trailer wasn’t adequate to be hauling that,” Watson said.
Daniels agreed his department needs a trailer to haul ditching equipment, and he currently hires Stan Emerick to haul such equipment, but occasionally has to wait a day or two while Emerick is busy with other work.
“I’m agreeable,” Daniels said, “If we can work it out.”[[In-content Ad]]
County surveyor, Brad Daniels, told board members Faron Parr, Gary Theurer, and Milo Miller Jr. that the hospital is preparing to survey along Creagor Avenue in preparation for an upcoming addition to the north side of the hospital for a new magnetic resonance imaging machine.
The hospital has hired surveyor Dick Ward, a Delaware county resident, to do the work, Daniels told the board.
“Tell them to go fly a kite,” Miller said about the hospital’s request. “Why can’t they go with the survey they done 25 years ago?”
“There are some discrepancies in cornerstones at three or four different points,” Daniels explained.
The discussion then led to the number of survey projects that have been done in the county recently and how the county’s roads are damaged in the process.
County engineer Dan Watson told the board that 15 to 20 surveys have been done in the last six months.
“Why can’t they go with what we had in the past? I don’t like digging up these cornerstones again,” Miller repeated. “Everybody’s second guessing. What’s the big deal about two feet?”
Daniels explained that lending institutions outside the state demand accurate survey studies.
“If they want to make money they’ll go with what they get,” Miller answered.
“Tell them to talk to the state,” Theurer said. “Let the state pay for it.”
Miller advised Daniels to tell anyone wanting to do survey work in the county that involves digging a road to locate a cornerstone to bring the request before commissioners.
“Tell those guys to come talk to commissioners,” Miller said.
Another request from Daniels to pay for re-routing a tile along East Division Road, met with opposition as well.
Daniels explained that landowners of a field behind the residence of Jim Jacobs at 1520 East Division Road, were planning to replace about 500 feet of the Cartwright Tile’s 15-inch drainage tile. The tile currently runs under Jacobs’ home before dumping into a catch basin along Division Road.
“I can’t see replacing a good tile,” Miller said. “I can’t see the county putting in a new tile because he’s going to be ditching his field. I can’t get in the business of replacing tile...”
Daniels expressed concern that the tile could rupture and cause damage under Jacobs’ house.
Board attorney Brad Burkett advised the board that if damage occurred, it would be the responsibility of the homeowner, not the county.
After further discussion, the board did agreed to pay for the re-route the tile around the Jacobs home, about 100 feet of tile Daniels estimated, but the landowner will pay for the rest of the installation.
“I’d go along with that,” Theurer said.
“I’d vote for that,” Miller said.
The board also received a quote from Ruben R. Hilty and Sons Construction, Geneva, for more than $23,000 to repair the roof of the county-owned building at Ship and West Main street.
“We don’t want to spend this kind of money,” Miller told Hilty. “We’re just wanting to patch it. We’re looking at under $3,000 or $4,000.”
Hilty agreed to come back with a price more appealing to the board.
Commissioners have been looking at repairs to the leaking roof on the former Maitlen Motors building that currently houses the Estate Gallery and is used as storage for the county.
Miller said the building could be torn down in a few years, and he doesn’t want to put a lot of money into it.
“Put pitch over the cracks, put that fiberglass netting on it and put on another layer of pitch,” Miller advised Hilty.
The drainage board also told Daniels that county highway superintendent Ken Wellman is looking at ways his department and the surveyor’s office could share the cost of purchasing a tractor/trailer with a low-boy trailer, to be used to haul the county’s heavy equipment.
Watson, told the board that a trailer hauling a county highway-owned bulldozer recently gave way and the dozer rolled off the trailer, landing on its top.
“The trailer wasn’t adequate to be hauling that,” Watson said.
Daniels agreed his department needs a trailer to haul ditching equipment, and he currently hires Stan Emerick to haul such equipment, but occasionally has to wait a day or two while Emerick is busy with other work.
“I’m agreeable,” Daniels said, “If we can work it out.”[[In-content Ad]]
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