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Mayor outlines ballot items, OPWC funding history and infrastructure projects; city seeks culvert grant
Summary
Mayor Manning briefed council on two upcoming ballot measures — a city charter amendment to remove the fire chief from civil service and a statewide OPWC funding measure — and described recent grant activity and infrastructure priorities, including a culvert grant application and persistent streetlight and trash concerns.
Mayor Manning told council the May 6 primary will include two measures that affect Willowick voters and municipal infrastructure funding: a city charter amendment (Issue 3, Willow-only) that would remove the fire chief position from civil service, and State Issue 2 concerning the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC), a bonding-backed program that funds local infrastructure projects.
Manning said removing the fire chief position from civil service would give the city more flexibility in filling the position and help maintain stability in the part-time fire department…
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