Council approves $300,000 Muskingum Watershed grant application for Hinman Ditch project

Sep 22, 2026

The council suspended rules and adopted a resolution supporting a $300,000 grant application to the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy for construction related to the Hinman Ditch/Stonewater Basin, with a reported local cash match of $220,219.75 for a total project cost of $520,219.75.

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Heidi Swindell of the Summit County Engineer's Office asked council to approve an application to the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy for $300,000 to help construct work on the Hinman Ditch and the Stonewater Basin at Coventry Crossing. Swindell explained the basin and sections of ditch cross Coventry and Akron and said the watershed district funding creates matching dollars that were previously unavailable, which could offset local assessments.

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