The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 15 approved a series of public‑works and development measures, including drainage maintenance enrollment, contract awards for watershed improvements, acceptance of a completed subdivision and requests to ODOT for reduced speed limits.

Why it matters: These routine but consequential administrative actions set maintenance responsibility, authorize construction contracts, establish accounting for a public‑works commission grant and adjust traffic speeds on county roads; together they shape near‑term construction schedules and maintenance responsibilities.

Rob Riley, chief deputy engineer, presented multiple items. He told commissioners that a petition was received to add the drainage system for the Porsche development—“a 19 unit condominium development at the corner of Old State Road and Orange Road”—to the county drainage maintenance program and recommended approval. The board approved that action (Resolution 25-737) by voice vote.

The board awarded contracts to G and G Enterprises Complete Excavating Services LLC for two watershed drainage improvement projects: the Franklin Watershed project (GNG bid just under the engineer’s estimate, construction to begin this fall with estimated completion in December) and the Rybov Number 620 Watershed project in Kingston Township (completion scheduled for May 2026). The board approved these contract awards by unanimous voice votes.

Commissioners also established a new organizational key to receive an Ohio Public Works Commission grant for a proposed roundabout at Hyatts Road and South Section Line Road (Resolution 25-740), approved an owner’s agreement for the Honey Grove subdivision in the North Star area (54 single‑family lots; Resolution 25-741), and approved right‑of‑way permit summary sheets for utility installations (Resolution 25-742). The board accepted public streets and stormwater improvements for Clarkshaw Reserve in Liberty Township and authorized returning the construction bond for that project (Resolution 25-745).

On traffic control, Riley said the county completed speed‑zone studies on two routes. He recommended forwarding the study for Home Road (County Road 124, between Route 315 and Route 23) to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) with a requested posted speed limit of 50 mph instead of the current unposted default of 55 mph (Resolution 25-743). A similar study for Sunbury Road (County Road 30) from Harlem Road to the village of Galena recommended a 50 mph posting; the board approved sending the Sunbury Road study to ODOT (Resolution 25-744).

All motions presented by Riley and the county engineering office were approved by unanimous voice vote.

Ending: Work on approved projects will proceed under county contract administration; specific construction timetables and engineering schedules noted by the engineering office will govern start and completion dates for each project.