PUBLIC NOTICE

UNCLAIMED MONEY

The Celina City Auditor's office has compiled a listing of businesses and individuals with Unclaimed Monies held with the City. This list is available for public viewing at the following locations:

• Celina Auditor's Office

• Celina Municipal Utilities

• City Hall first floor bulletin board

• www.celinaohio.org

Questions may be directed to the Celina Auditor's office at 419-586-6451 or celinaauditor@celinaohio.org

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the County of Mercer will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Mercer County Commissioners Office, Central Services Building, 220 West Livingston Street, Room A201, Celina, Ohio.

Based on both citizen input and local officials' assessment of the county's needs, the county is proposing to undertake the following Revolving Loan Fund activity:

The county intends to loan the amount of $125,000 to S3B Family LLC dba Daylight Donuts for the purchase of equipment to operate a donut shop to be built at 222 W. Logan St., Celina. Daylight Donuts will create 5 FTE jobs, of which 3 will be offered to or made available to LMI persons; which meets the National Objective.

The total project cost will be $736,322 with funds coming from Revolving Loan Fund of $125,000; Equity $175,000 and Private Lender $436,322. 

This second public hearing is being held to give citizens an adequate opportunity to review and comment on the county's proposed application, before the loan is approved.

Jared Ebbing, Economic Development Director

Mercer County Community Development Department

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PUBLIC NOTICE

This is notice that Mercer Savings Bank, headquartered at 1100 Irmscher Blvd, Celina, Ohio, 45822, has filed an application with the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions, 77 South High Street, 21st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6120, on February 8, 2024, for permission to establish and operate a full-service branch office at Adams County, IN, 1205 U.S. Hwy. 27 N, Berne IN, 46711. Any person wishing to comment on this application must do so in writing to the Division within fourteen days after the date of this publication.

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PROCLAMATION

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

R.C. 3501.03

The Mercer County Board of Elections issues this Proclamation and Notice of Election

A PRIMARY ELECTION AND WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH 2024

In each and every precinct in MERCER COUNTY, OHIO, at such places as the Board may designate, for the purpose of selecting Presidential Delegates-at-Large and Alternates-at-Large to the National Convention, Presidential District Delegates and District Alternates to the National Convention, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representatives to Congress, Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court, Judges of the 3rd District Court of Appeals, Members of the Republican State Central Committee, State Senator, State Representative, County Commissioners, Prosecuting Attorney, Clerk of Courts, Sheriff, Recorder, Treasurer, Engineer, Coroner, Republican County Central Committee members, and the following questions and issues:

PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF INCOME TAX COLDWATER EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Shall the existing tax of 0.5 percent on the school district income of individuals and estates imposed by Coldwater Exempted Village School District be replaced by a tax of 1.75 percent on the earned income of individuals residing in the school district for a continuing period of time, beginning January 01, 2025, for the purpose of paying current operating expenses of the School District? If the new tax is not approved, the existing tax will remain in effect under its original authority, for the remainder of its previously approved term.

PROPOSED TAX LEVY (RENEWAL) ST. HENRY CONSOLIDATED LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Shall a levy renewing an existing levy be imposed by the St. Henry Consolidated Local School District for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the school district in the sum of $1,010,000 and a levy of taxes to be made outside of the ten-mill limitation estimated by the county auditor to average 4.6 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $161 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's appraised value for a period of 5 years, commencing in 2024, first due in calendar year 2025?

The Polls for the Election will be open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on said day. The Mercer County Board of Elections would like to remind voters they must bring photo identification to the polls in order to verify identity. Voters who do not provide photo identification will still be able to vote by casting a provisional ballot.

Photo identification includes the following documents that includes the individual's name and photograph and is not expired: an Ohio driver's license, state ID card, or interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV; a US passport or passport card; or a US military ID card, Ohio National Guard ID card, or US Department of Veterans Affairs ID card.

By order of the Board of Elections

Mercer County, Ohio 

Del Kramer, Chairman 

Deb Sneddon, Director

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NOTICE OF CHANGES TO FEES FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Notice is hereby given that the Schedule of Environmental Program Fees for the Mercer County Health District has been approved to be modified by the Board of Health effective March 2, 2024.

The Mercer County Health District has determined that the modifications to fee categories within Environmental Health programs, including Household Sewage Treatment Systems, Private Water Systems, Public Swimming Pools-Spas-Special Use Pools are in compliance with cost methodology requirements. 

Any previous fees in conflict with the foregoing are hereby repealed. The Mercer County Health District establishes the modifications of the Schedule of Environmental Program Fees pursuant to Sections 705.15, 3709.09 and 3709.21 of the Ohio Revised Code.

The proposed Schedule of Environmental Program Fees is a local fee schedule which is not affected by state fees. If any of the individual fees within the schedule of fees are declared invalid for any reason, none of the provisions therein shall be affected. The modifications to the Schedule of Environmental Program Fees was adopted by the Mercer County Board of Health on February 14, 2024.

A complete copy of the resolution and Schedule of Environmental Fees passed by the Mercer County Board of Health is available for review at the Mercer County Health District at: 220 W. Livingston St., B152, Celina, Ohio 45822.

An Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Provider of Services.

Jason Menchhofer,

MPH, REHS,

Health Commissioner 

Effective Date: March 2, 2024.

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