Board delays $27,000 culvert project for fairgrounds runoff until Highway 35 resurfacing
The Village reviewed a $27,000 bid from Wamsley Excavating to replace a small pipe causing fairgrounds runoff to flood Fourth Street; after the township declined cost-sharing, trustees agreed to wait for the planned Highway 35 resurfacing to see if paving reduces runoff.
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Public Works Director Keith Leitzinger explained that runoff from the fairgrounds currently flows to Fourth Street through a small pipe that cannot handle heavy rains, and presented a $27,000 bid from Wamsley Excavating to install a larger culvert. Leitzinger said the township declined to share costs after seeing the quote, and noted the township plans to pave its gravel area, which could reduce runoff.
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