Commissioners approve amendment to management agreement

Nov. 15—JEFFERSON — The Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to a management agreement that will allow profits from the Lodge at Geneva on the Lake to be put back into the facility.

Ashtabula County Commissioner Casey Kozlowski said the amendment of a 2016 agreement allows for the reinvestment of profits into the facility. The commissioners unanimously approved the amendment.

The lodge is managed by Delaware North but owned by the county. The Ashtabula County Convention Facilities Authority is working with the county to use bed tax money to continue the development of tourism in Ashtabula County.

The commissioners approved an amendment of a wastewater conveyance agreement with the city of Ashtabula. A $485,000 transfer to Ashtabula County Children Services for children services costs was also approved.

The commissioners discussed strategies to collect past-due bed taxes and talked about ongoing issues with the Ashtabula County Health Department about playing a portion of county-wide expenditures such as software.

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