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County awards CDBG-funded curb ramps and sidewalk project in Elwood City to Mahoning Builders
Summary
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 307 to award a Community Development Block Grant-funded curb ramp and sidewalk contract in the borough of Elwood City to Mahoning Builders Inc., with the borough contributing $10,543.89 to complete an alternate retaining wall scope.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a curb-ramp and sidewalk contract in the borough of Elwood City to Mahoning Builders Inc., using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the majority of the work and a borough contribution to cover an alternate retaining-wall item. Rebecca Schafer, of the Lawrence County planning office, told the board the full bid will be awarded after conversations with borough officials and the borough superintendent confirmed local funds to cover the remaining cost.
The project, approved under Resolution 307, will use $87,356.00 in CDBG funds and $10,543.89 from the borough to complete the base bid plus an alternate that includes a retaining wall. "We are going to award the full bid," Schafer said, noting that without the borough’s contribution the work would have left sidewalk segments ending at curb ramps. The board approved the award by roll call vote; the motion carried.
The contract covers curb cuts at multiple locations in the borough, including seven intersections and two sections of sidewalk. Schafer said the larger piece of work includes a retaining wall on Thirteenth Street and that other curb cuts are at various intersections, with a section on Crescent Street also included. The county packet lists the contract award to Mahoning Builders Inc. and the funding split between CDBG and the borough.
During discussion, commissioners emphasized accessibility and the goal of avoiding "sidewalk to nowhere" installations. A commissioner asked for the precise locations; Schafer confirmed the seven intersections and two sidewalk segments but said exact square footage was not in hand during the meeting. "I don't have the actual square footage of it," Schafer said.
The board took the resolution as a single motion and approved it on a unanimous roll call of the members present. The contract will begin following administrative processing and execution of contract documents.
The project is part of the county’s CDBG program for municipal infrastructure and accessibility improvements. The borough’s contribution enabled the inclusion of the retaining wall alternate so the sidewalk connects to existing grades without leaving incomplete ramps.
No appeals, objections, or formal protest were recorded in the meeting minutes. The board will monitor contract execution through the planning office and the borough superintendent.
