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*** Update ***
Next steps for Village Utility Aggregation in case there are questions:
There is a multi step process defined by the PUCO (Public Utilities Commission of Ohio) the village is required to follow:
1) Voter approval - Passed in the November 2024 General Election **COMPLETE**
2) Signed agreement between village and Trebel, Council had some questions re: the agreement language at December’s meeting, expect approval in January Council meeting **COMPLETE **
3) Submit agreement to PUCO for their approval and permit # **IN PROCESS**
4) Request electric and gas utility consumption for village in total from Columbia Gas & Ohio Edison
5) Request bids from gas and electric suppliers for village aggregate usage and contract with selected bidder
6) Notify residents of aggregation utility costs - residents choose to remain with aggregation supplier or opt-out of program at that point.
You will receive more info via mail, village website, etc. as this process approaches completion. I expect these steps will be complete by April if not before. In the meantime, happy to address any questions / concerns anyone has.
Message from the Mayor regarding suspected theft in the Village Utility Office
For Immediate Release: January 22, 2026
On January 1, 2024, I began my term as Mayor. As a Village Council member in 2023, I worked closely with the Village Board of Public Affairs to upgrade the utility billing software, completing those efforts in September 2023.
In February 2024, the Village Fiscal Officer suspected that utility cash payments were not being deposited accurately and they began an internal investigation of cash payments made to the village. Utilizing the upgraded utility billing software and its improved reporting capabilities, they suspected that theft was occurring in the utility clerk’s office. In early March 2024, upon conclusion of our internal investigation, discrepancies were indeed found, and the matter was immediately turned over to the Ohio Auditor of State’s Special Investigations Unit.
In April 2024, after completing their preliminary investigation, the Auditor’s Special Investigations Unit questioned Utility Clerk Allison McClain who resigned from her position at that time. At the same time, the village implemented changes and control procedures regarding the handling of cash payments in the utility office. At no time have any resident’s utility account payments been improperly affected due to the suspected mismanagement of cash payments.
The village administration has cooperated fully with the Special Investigations Unit in the support of their criminal and forensic accounting investigations.
On January 21, 2026, former Village Utility Clerk Allison McClain was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury on counts of Theft in Office, Telecommunications Fraud, and Tampering with Records.
David Lockhart
Mayor
O: (740) 747-2889 x5
D: (740) 295-8783
Waste Water Treatment Plant Ph II Update: Village Council accepted the recommendation from our engineering firm, OHM, to award the project bid to Simonson Construction Services, Inc. Tentative schedule for project start is Feb / March 2026.​​
PLEASE BE ADVISED OF THE BURN ORDINANCE
Village Water Quality Report
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The Village's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report is available for review. The Ohio EPA requires all community public water systems to annually prepare Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs), due July 1st each year. This report provides measured results from the sampling for bacteria, inorganic, radiological, synthetic organic and volatile organic contaminants during 2024.
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