The mayor, all councilors, fiscal officer, police chief and legal advisor were all present for the April 1 regular meeting of the Village of Ada Council, which was dispatched in under an hour. (Agenda)
Three names were listed under the Open Floor segment on the agenda with the expectation that they would comment on a proposed ordinance regarding vendors including food trucks. Discussion indicated that two had spoken to the mayor and councilor Bob Simmons prior to the meeting.
There were no resolutions or ordinances on the agenda.
Senior Aidra Preston had her art juried into the Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. The show opens April 20th at the Rhodes State Office Tower and runs until May 15th.
Aidra's work is a dress made out of soybean bags and bedding bags.
This past weekend Aidra received a scholarship offer from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design based on her dress that is in the show.
The following six land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in March 2025 as reported on the website of the Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.
ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM… TO…
Agricultural
106 acres on TR 55 – 3/21/2025 – $1,388,387 – Agricultural vacant land – From BEAVERDAM CONTRACTING INC to Abdelbaki & Hanna Zoheir
32 acres on TR 55 – 3/21/2025 – $412,113 – Agricultural vacant land – From BEAVERDAM CONTRACTING INC to Abdelbaki & Hanna Zoheir
In the Village of Harrod, Main St. between 4th and 5th Streets will be closed for bridge replacement starting Monday, April 14 for 8 weeks.
There will be no access during this closure.
For more information, contact Allen County Engineer, Brion E. Rhodes at 419-228-3196.
Editor's note: For future reference, this notice is also posted on AdaIcon.com/classifieds.
The Allen County Engineer's Office is responsible for the maintenance of Allen County's local highway system, which includes 352 miles of county roads and 550 miles of township roads.
Also maintained are 378 bridges and over 1,400 culverts of various sizes.
