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Washington County as a whole, and the city of Marietta in particular, are positioned at the bottom of a huge funnel, says John Grimes, a two-term county commissioner. “No matter where it rains, it ends up here in Marietta,” he said, referring to the network of waterways and reservoirs that ultimately channel water through his county.
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Every year in the Richland County area, some 1,500 acres of unincorporated rural land is being converted for some sort of development. It’s a boom to the local economy, but also raising concerns because of the increased rain water runoff, according to John Hildreth, District Administrator for the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District.
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Zanesville, like a lot of municipalities in the region, could not have prospered over the years – or maybe even survived – if not for the system of dams and reservoirs built in the 1940s by the MWCD, says Mayor Howard “Butch” Zwelling.
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Joe Sommer, retired Director, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, believes that clean water and flood protection must be top priorities in the 18-county MWCD region, and that an assessment by the MWCD to help secure those assets is absolutely necessary.
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Dorothy Montgomery, a Muskingum County commissioner for the past 14 years, believes a $12 assessment for most homeowners is a bargain when considering the return on investment.
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When Mike Lauber talks about the benefits of creating a favorable business climate, he speaks not only as president and CEO of Tusco Display at Gnadenhutten, but also as president of the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corp., a driver for economic development in the region.
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Quincy Robe, who has established his retirement home in the village of Malta, believes in the pressing need to restore the quality of the water in the Muskingum River that flows between his community and McConnellsville in Morgan County.
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