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Utilities commission recommends West End sewer upgrade grant application to city council
Summary
The Utilities Commission voted to recommend that city council authorize applications for federal CDBG residential public infrastructure funds and state OPWC funds to replace a main trunk sewer in the West End, seek a $750,000 CDBG award and roughly $400,000 in OPWC funds with a $150,000 local match, and pursue sidewalks as a linked follow-up.
The Utilities Commission voted unanimously Sept. 4 to recommend that city council authorize applications for federal and state grants to repair and enlarge the main sanitary trunk serving the West End and to pursue coordinated sidewalk work where feasible. The commission asked staff to prepare an application for a Residential Public Infrastructure Grant (CDBG RPIG) and to seek Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) funding while planning a local match.
The recommendation matters because the West End sanitary system runs under the railroad at West Gambier and staff said the trunk line is aging; replacing it would reduce isolated depressions in the road and reduce future maintenance costs, staff said. The presenter told commissioners the phase‑1 scope for the South of High Street trunk replacement and surface restoration is roughly $1.3 million and that the maximum RPIG award the city can seek is $750,000. Staff said…
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