The Ross County Commissioners addressed the next step in getting an extension of a sewer line from the state and federal facilities to the Ross County Fairgrounds, Union Heights subdivision, and Ross County Airport last Monday.
Their right-hand-man, County Administrator Brad Cosenza, explained the status of the State Route 104 Sewer plan to me, as well as the start of plans to renovate the exterior of the Ross County Courthouse – and as president of the Ross County Agricultural Society, how the Ross County Fair went – on August 12th, 2024.
The Ross County Commissioners had discussed the request for proposals they had sent out, which garnered only one response for a “Risk Manager” to serve a general contractor. The proposed price was high, but Cosenza said that this is all part of negotiations for a project this big.
The first draft of the plans to renovate the exterior of the courthouse were also sitting in the commissioners’ office, so I asked him about that, too.
And as the head of the previous week’s 2024 Ross County Fair, I sought his after-action report. He was able to give only impressions…so far. The fair board meets tonight and should give a solid public report then.
Learn much more in the in the article on the Scioto Post,with many illustrations. Also see my companion story on “Swapping and Improving the Ross County Courthouse and LCNB Bank Building.”
Kevin Coleman covers local government and culture for the Scioto Post and iHeart Media Southern Ohio. For stories or questions, contact Kevin Coleman or the iHeart Southern Ohio Newsroom.
1 of 3 Ross County Administrator Brad Cosenza
2 of 3 The first draft of the 2024 “Ross County Courthouse Exterior Restoration.”
3 of 3 A map of the proposed SR 104 sewer line in Union Township, Ross County, from the 2017 study by MS Consultants.