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Pillar Team Members Meeting Meeting

May 10, 2022 · Defiance, OH
Source: Meeting minutes 2022-05-10 (PDF, 3 pp)
Retrieved April 13, 2026 from cityofdefiance.com ↗
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Attendees

Mike McCann (Mayor)
Rita Kissner (Past City Mayor)
Kirstie Mack (DDVB Executive Director)
Jamie Gerken (Defiance County Health Commissioner)
Niki Warncke (City Planner)
Sarah Tackett (Chamber of Commerce Executive Director)
Liz Keel (MVPO Housing Coordinator)
Abby Wolfrum (United Way Executive Director)
Chris Yoder (Defiance Area Foundation Director)
Richanne Mankey (Defiance College President)
Debbie Stevens (Executive Assistant)
Erika Willitzer (Defiance County Economic Development Executive Director)
Guiseppe Blanchard (Dream Center)
Bob Morton (Defiance City Schools Superintendent)
John Hancock (Councilman)
Luis Rivera (Next Gen)
John Lehner (City Finance Director)
Cara Potter (Defiance Public Library Director)
✓ Present: 18/18

Agenda Items

#1

Transportation

Update on transportation funding application

#2

Broadband

Update to be given at next meeting

#3

Buckeye Trail signs

Signs have been installed throughout the community

#4

Sidewalk projects

Projects to be reviewed at Council meeting

#5

Ottawa Avenue corridor improvements

City received $1.3M from ODOT for improvements

#6

City Park-to-Park map

Map to be developed listing miles between each park

#7

Downtown updates

Group visited Tiffin, Ohio to discuss downtown updates

#8

Feasibility study for downtown

Study to review impacts and costs estimates on counter measures

#9

Education

Update on community-based items

#10

Wellness Focus

Focus on 4 key areas: Farmers Market, Walking Program/Trails, Research, and Health in all Policy

#11

Housing

Update on housing developments and projects