New sewering easements for Devola homeowners

July 22, 2022

Letters for three Devola residents regarding sewering easements were approved Thursday morning by the Washington County Board of Commissioners. The letters stated what the next steps were if the home owners didn’t respond to the letters and calls made to get these last three sets of paperwork signed so the homes can be sewered. “This is for easements for the main lines,” said Commissioner Jamie Booth. “This board of commissioners has been very proactive in helping with a court-ordered project. This was not the commissioners. It was a court-ordered project that had to be ...

Preparing for phase 2 of sewer project

June 3, 2022

The notice of award and contract for phase two of the Devola sewer project were signed Thursday by the Washington County Commission, signifying a major milestone in the long awaited project. The bid was awarded to RDR Utility Services Group for a little over $14 million, said Commission President Charlie Schilling. To date, more than $17 million in funding has been earmarked for the project, all garnered within the last year, he noted. “The contract documents contain milestone dates, with installation of all sanitary sewer mains completed within 260 working days of the notice to ...

Sewer Dispute: Opposing sides battle in court

April 11, 2018

Though no dates have been set on either lawsuit against the Washington County Commissioners concerning the Devola sewer fight, there have been several recent developments. On Thursday the same judge was appointed to preside over the Ohio Attorney General's case against the county as already appointed in the Marietta City case against the county. That appointment was retired Perry County judge Linton D. Lewis. All proceedings will continue in Washington County Common Pleas Court, first with case management conferences after court dates are scheduled with the court's assignment ...