ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - The City of Lima, Lima City Council, and Allen County officials met around the table to learn about current and upcoming projects.
It's important that all of these government entities are able to collaborate, work together, and communicate to make Lima and Allen County the best places to live, work, and play. Updates were given about the new county administrative building, the Cable Road project, and a new program that will take OneOhio funds to assist individuals battling opioid addiction toward the road to recovery. All involved say communication is key to moving forward.
"Citizens don't know a county line versus a city line; they just know that we're all just public officials that are in charge of improving their quality of life. So it's important we do have those conversations, and we have been having them," stated Mayor Sharetta Smith, City of Lima.
"We're very quick when we need information; as three commissioners, we're very quick to reach out to the mayor, or to her department heads, or to council people for information. With the speed of business, we need to have good communications, honest communications, and I feel that we're there," said Beth Seibert, Allen County Commissioner.
Other topics discussed were an update on the Lima Community Aquatic Park and the start of quality-of-life enforcement with the police department concerning noise complaints and other summer nuisance complaints.
