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Delaware County commissioners approve series of routine resolutions, set bid dates for road projects
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Delaware County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of administrative and infrastructure resolutions, including a land appropriation for a planned roundabout, a bridge replacement bid date, vehicle purchases and several permits and maintenance actions.
The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 unanimously approved a series of resolutions covering administrative approvals, equipment purchases and road projects, and recessed into an executive session for pending or imminent litigation.
Among the actions the board approved were acknowledgments of an annexation petition, routine purchase orders and permits for county facilities, supplemental county appropriations, vehicle purchases for county offices and engineering projects that set bid dates and established maintenance bonds.
Key votes and actions
- Resolution No. 25-74: Approved the electronic record of proceedings from the regular meeting held Jan. 30, 2025. Vote: Barb Lewis, aye; Gary Merrill, aye; Mr. Benton absent.
- Resolution No. 25-75: Approved purchase orders, blanket purchase orders and payment of warrants in batch CMAPR0131. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-76: Acknowledged receipt of an annexation petition submitted by agents for petitioners David Hodge, Esq., and Eric Zarkman, Esq., requesting annexation of 14.9 acres in Orange Township to the city of Columbus. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-77: Approved a ceremonial retirement recognition and authorized the sale of county personal property to Kenneth Jason Passett (see separate item). Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye; Benton absent.
- Resolution No. 25-78: Declared necessity for purchase or lease of motor vehicles for use by the county sheriff and employees; presented by Capt. Scott Vance as part of routine fleet maintenance. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-79: Approved a supplemental appropriation to cover an increase in the county’s proportionate share of operating costs for the Central Ohio Youth Center. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye. The transcript did not specify the dollar amount.
- Resolution No. 25-80 and No. 25-81: Approved two permits for use of county facilities. The first permit was for the Ohio Department of Agriculture to use the large meeting room for training on five dates; the second was for a swearing-in ceremony for a judge-elect. Vote on each: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-82: Authorized purchase of five vehicles through the Franklin County fleet management bid process for the Delaware County Engineer’s Office at a total cost of $243,571; identified as part of the office’s vehicle rotation program. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-83: Adopted a resolution declaring necessity and the intent to appropriate property associated with the Piat Road and Peach Blow Road intersection improvement project in Berlin Township. County staff described the project as a roundabout scheduled for construction next year with planned work beginning in February 2026; staff recommended approval. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-84: Approved plans, specifications and estimate and set the bid date (March 4) for the full bridge replacement on Steamtown Road over the West Branch of Alum Creek near Ashley Road in Oxford Township. Staff said the project is scheduled to begin this summer with completion by this fall. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-85: Approved a right-of-way work permit summary for four standard utility permits. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-86: Approved a drainage maintenance petition and ditch maintenance assessments for Dublin Court, a 24.69-acre site in Concord Township; petition reportedly requested by a percentage of the property owners. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-87: Established a maintenance bond for Evans Farm Section 6 Phases A part 1 and Phase B, covering 96 single-family lots north of Lewis Center in Orange Township and beginning a one-year maintenance period. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
- Resolution No. 25-88: The board voted to recess into executive session for consideration of pending or imminent litigation. Vote: Lewis, aye; Merrill, aye.
Most of the items were presented by county staff during the meeting with little debate. Several presenters — including Scott Vance for the sheriff’s vehicle request, Justin (director of finance) on the supplemental appropriation, Jane Hawes (communications) on facility permits, and Lee Bodnar (engineer’s office) on vehicle and project requests — offered staff recommendations that the board approved.
The meeting record shows Commissioner Benton absent for several votes; the transcript did not identify any votes in opposition or abstentions during the items presented.
Notes on items with limited detail
- The supplemental appropriation for the Central Ohio Youth Center (Resolution No. 25-79) was approved but the transcript did not state the dollar amount.
- Resolution No. 25-83 described the Piat Road project schedule as starting "next year" and staff stated a construction schedule beginning in February 2026; the board record did not include parcel-level acquisition terms in the public remarks.
The board concluded routine business and recessed into executive session to discuss pending or imminent litigation.
