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City awarded nearly $2 million in OKI grants for multiuse path, traffic signals and road resurfacing
Summary
Council members discussed OKI grants announced to the city: a multiuse path on Bello Road, traffic signal replacements on Columbus Avenue and resurfacing on Deerfield Road; speakers described the total as "almost $2,000,000."
Several council members and staff reported Sept. 9 that the city was awarded three grants by OKI (Ohio'Kentucky'Indiana Regional Council of Governments) totaling nearly $2,000,000 to support active-transportation and road projects. The projects named in the meeting were a multiuse path along Bello Road from Broadway to Drake, traffic signal replacements along Columbus Avenue, and resurfacing of Deerfield Road.
Council members praised staff for seeking and securing the grants. One speaker called the awards "almost $2,000,000 in grants" and credited applications to OKI for bringing federal/regional dollars back into Lebanon. A councilor noted that traffic-signal work will follow the massed-arm style used previously at Columbus and Miles Street.
What it covers: the three grants are intended for a multiuse path (Bello Road), signal upgrades (Columbus Avenue) and resurfacing (Deerfield Road). Specific dollar breakdown by project was not provided in the meeting transcript; councilors referenced a $400,000 figure in passing but did not tie it explicitly to a single grant in the record.
Outcome: council acknowledged the awards and thanked staff; no formal council vote was required at the Sept. 9 meeting for the announcement.
