By Laura Mazur
Community Post
Recent rainfall and infrastructure problems led to concerns from one Minster resident at last week's council meeting.

“You can blow a million bucks on Hanover Street. Why can't we fix the infrastructure,” asked Don Bohman, resident of North Lincoln Street.
Bohman stated that from heavy rainfall during the first weeks of January and February, rainwater had been getting in his sanitary sewer.
“We've got swimming pools and cisterns�"I don't know where they all drain to, but I've got a pretty good idea,” said Bohman.
To remedy this situations, which Bohman said he has not had a problem with until this year, the sanitary system from Fourth to Second streets and from Lincoln to Main streets, will need to be replaced, according to Village Administrator Don Harrod.

Other action Council took during Tuesday's meeting:
*A second reading of an ordinance regarding the Village of Minster employee handbook to reflect updates to various policies.
*A third reading on an ordinance approving a re-zoning request of a 1.78 acre parcel of land submitted by Western Ohio True Value Hardware.
*A third reading of an ordinance approving an annexation agreement with Jackson Township Trustees for approximately 1.863 acres of land owned by Juliana and Richard Weigandt so they can tie into the village sewage system.
*Authorized the sale of a 1996 digger truck to the Village of New Knoxville for $30,000.
*Made a motion to terminate the employment of Police Officer Douglas Latimer.
*Council made a motion to purchase a John Deere 310 backhoe for the electric department through state purchasing for $78,745. The village had budgeted $90,000 for the buy. This new model would have more lifting capacity than the current one, which will then be utilized for the sludge removal process at the wastewater treatment plant.
*Council made a motion to seek bids for the purchase of an ultraviolet disinfection system for the waste water treatment plant in conjunction with the requirements of a Community Development Block Grant for $150,000.
The next meeting of the Minster Village Council is set for Tuesday, March 4, at 7 p.m., in council chambers.
Prior to council meeting, the Minster Community Improvement Corporation Board of Trustees met to update on economic growth since August.
Harrod reported that for the second consecutive year, Site Selection Magazine has ranked Auglaize County as one of the top 20 micropolitans in the U.S. Last year, the county was ranked 17 and this year, 12.
In order to qualify for this international distinction, a micropolitan area (under 50,000 people), must have new business creation or expansion that either had a $1 million capital investment, addition of 50 or more jobs or had an expansion of at least 20,000 square feet. In Auglaize County, six companies qualified. Those companies are Graham Packaging, of Minster; Safeway Packaging and Crown Equipment Corporation, of New Bremen; AAP St. Marys Corporation, of St. Marys and Miller’s Textiles and Midwest Elastomers, of Wapakoneta.