PAULDING – Paulding Village Council will seek $1 million in funding aid to replace aging sewer lines in a residential area.

Council met Tuesday, Sept. 6, postponed from Sept. 5 due to the Labor Day holiday.

PP: Why are you running for this seat?

Penner: Well, I’ve been in public service for a long time. I’ve been a township official. I’ve done charity work, including as head of the Defiance Area Foundation. I’ve been involved in politics along the line. I was chairman of the party at one time in Defiance County.

PP: Why are you running for this seat?

Klopfenstien: Well, it was never my goal to end up in Columbus. As I did the commissioner job, I really enjoyed it. I enjoy where I am in life, with the business and with my family. And I enjoy what we’re doing in the commissioners’ office as far as moving the county forward, so I wasn’t looking for another role.

Councilman Bryce Steiner raised several concerns during Monday night’s Antwerp Village Council meeting. Steiner wanted council to look at regulating food trucks and legalizing composting and small farm animals, such as chickens and rabbits, within the village.

Two guests spoke at a recent Paulding Exempted Village Schools Board of Education meeting. Tim Copsey, Paulding County Economic Development (PCED) director, and Mark Holtsberry, a Paulding County Commissioner both spoke to the board.

PAULDING – Paulding Village Council approved an infrastructure extension project and a water rate increase during regular session Tuesday, Jan. 18.

PAULDING – Could two former industrial properties in Paulding be turned into new manufacturing sites, or even a solar farm? Paulding Village Council learned about interest in the properties at the regular meeting Monday, Nov. 1.