Chillicothe & Ross County — Part of the weekly business of the three county commissioners is managing the county’s facilities, and they reviewed the startup of a few big projects recently.
Brad Cosenza is the County Administrator and is the commissioners’ right-hand-man in several departments. I chatted with him about two capital improvement projects and others on November 25th.
A major renovation of the Ross County Jail wound up recently, but an additional project there is beginning. There has been a problem with inmates digging into the mortar around the concrete blocks of the outer walls, and so the walls will be lined with steel plate.
Cosenza says the county lucked out in getting a $1.6M grant to do so. The bid opening was that day, and he said they hope to have work underway in January.