At the annual State of the City and County addresses, Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik believes the city needs to start planning for additional industrial sites.  The mayor also said the city is considering widening portions of Hancock County road 236 and 212 in Northern Findlay to make that area more accessible for industries.  Commissioner Mark Gazarek spoke of the recently released flood study and said it is important to remember that the plan is not final and the county will continue to work to find a solution to flooding.

At Tuesday’s regular commissioner meeting, Seneca County commissions discussed the joint justice center with the City of Tiffin.  Commissioner Fred Zoeller believes the county should move quickly to securing funding because of the possibility of increased interest rates.  Cost estimates for the facility are estimated at $9 million.

The Hancock County ADAMHS board is once again facing opposition to possible locations for two addiction recovery houses in Findlay.  A house at 1030 Oakdale Drive was offered to the board, but the offer was rescinded before the board could act.  Executive Director Precia Stuby told the board Tuesday that if it tried to open a recovery house on Oakdale Drive, residents of the neighborhood would actively try to defeat the board’s next levy and also try to remove board members and board leadership.  Tom Schulz, an Oakdale Drive resident, hosted a neighborhood meeting attended by Stuby on Monday.  Residents told Stuby they would only support a recovery home in a neighborhood zoned for single-family housing if it were “on the fringe” of the community.

Forty-six year old Kenneth R. Hawk who last known address is Bloomville, pled guilty yesterday afternoon to child pornography charges in Seneca County Common Pleas Court.  He was sentenced to seven years in prison.  Hawk was arrested after Tiffin police were alerted of suspicious activity at Tiffin-Seneca Public Library February 25.  Two girls had seen Hawk using a fictitious Facebook page to interact with a girl and alerted police.