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County engineer to use OPWC grant for Pedretti Avenue landslide; commissioners approve small easement for Berkshire Road bridge repairs
Summary
Hamilton County will apply an Ohio Public Works Commission emergency grant of $707,850 to repair a Pedretti Avenue landslide; commissioners also approved a $1,800 temporary easement to enable Berkshire Road bridge repairs.
Hamilton County commissioners on Sept. 11 authorized the county engineer to accept Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) emergency funding for a landslide on Pedretti Avenue and approved a small property easement to support bridge repair work on Berkshire Road.
Engineer Eric Beck told the commissioners that the OPWC has granted $707,850 for the Pedretti Avenue landslide; the grant leaves a county share of $381,150 payable from the county road and bridge fund. Commissioners voted to allow the engineer to prepare and submit the required paperwork to secure the grant.
Separately, commissioners approved a temporary easement payment of $1,800 for property needed to complete repair work on the Berkshire Road bridge. The easement covers a short-term right to access and perform repairs, as described by the county engineer.
Both items were included on the regular agenda and were approved by the commissioners in a single motion. No additional contract documents or timelines for construction were read into the record during the meeting; the engineer said the OPWC approval has already been granted and the action in the meeting was to complete county paperwork and budget adjustments required to accept the grant.
Commissioners did not discuss alternative funding sources on the record. The engineer identified the funding split between the OPWC grant and the county road and bridge fund; precise project schedules and contractor selections were not stated during the meeting.
