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Commissioners approve advertising for CDBG sidewalk/tree work and fund local rehab projects
Summary
Mahoning County commissioners voted to advertise bids for a Community Development Block Grant sidewalk and tree removal project and approved multiple property-rehabilitation and healthy-homes agreements, officials said at a commissioners meeting.
Mahoning County commissioners voted to advertise bids for sidewalk and tree removal work in the North Wind neighborhood under the Community Development Block Grant program and approved several property-rehabilitation and healthy-homes agreements, county officials said at a commissioners meeting.
The approvals cover advertising for bids for the North Wind neighborhood sidewalk and tree removal and a set of agreements that county staff said include property rehabilitation work and healthy-homes repairs at specified addresses. A staff member summarized recent county support for community development programs dating back to the 2018 CDBG award and additional ARPA and sales-tax funds.
The CDBG advertising was presented as part of the county’s regular agreements and bidding process. A motion to approve advertising for bids number 1 carried on roll call. Commissioners also approved agreements labeled a through i, with one add-on (letter I) that county staff read into the record.
Why it matters: county officials said the CDBG, ARPA and sales-tax funds have been used to resurface roads, add sidewalks and lighting, and support local economic development and fire-station paving. One staff member said, “In total, since 2018, the commissioners have provided $550,000 worth of investment to that account for this grant award.” The staff member and trustees credited the county sales tax with helping secure further grants and accelerate projects.
Meeting details and amounts in the record included an agreement for phone services for an APS unit in the amount of $6,000 (non-general fund) added as letter I and several property-rehabilitation line items presented by staff: work at 575 Boyd's Mill Road, healthy-homes work at 3435 Amber ($10,000) and work at 387 Maplewood ($76,900). Those specific agreements were included in the list approved by the commissioners.
Speakers and trustees at the meeting emphasized the visible improvements in lakeside and township business districts and credited long-term and recent investments for enabling sidewalk, lighting and parking-lot upgrades. Trustees and county staff said more public hearings and ballot measures related to the sales tax are being planned to continue funding efforts.
Discussion vs. decision: the transcript shows commissioners voted to advertise for bids and approved the package of agreements; separate public hearings (for a road location) were canceled and will be rescheduled, according to the record. Staff described past and current funding sources (CDBG, ARPA, sales tax) and specific dollar amounts for individual agreements; no new grant awards were invented beyond what staff stated.
Ending: county staff and local trustees said they will continue coordination on projects and notify the public when the canceled road-location hearing is rescheduled.
