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Council authorizes OPWC application for Hazelwood storm-sewer and paving; seeks roughly $250,000–$300,000 in grant match
Summary
Council authorized village staff to submit an Ohio Public Works Commission application to replace storm sewers and repave Hazelwood; staff anticipates asking OPWC for roughly half the project cost and warned the request is a heavy ask.
The Village Council voted to authorize the engineer, fiscal officer and mayor to submit an application to the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) for a storm‑drainage and road-paving project on Hazelwood. The engineer told council he would seek about $250,000–$300,000 from OPWC as a 50% match for an estimated $500,000 project to replace storm inlets and repave the roadway.
Why it matters: council and staff said the Hazelwood area suffers recurring surface-water and storm-sewer failures during bigger rain events; replacing aging, mismatched drainage and mainline pipe could reduce flooding for residents upslope of the outlet.
The engineer described the scope as "from just west of Countryside all the way to where it outlets on the far west end," and said he needs more design information to finalize a dollar figure for the application. He warned members that "I don't know if they'll be willing to give us 250 or $300,000 in free grant money for that right now," and set expectations low while committing to submit the request before the OPWC application deadline.
Councilors approved the motion to authorize submission as a pre‑application step; committee review of design and alternates will continue at the streets committee. The engineer told council the applications are due the 23rd of this month and that, if necessary, he will reapply next funding cycle with refined plans.
Council also discussed coordination with adjacent jurisdictions and a larger outlet project the village expects to complete this year; the engineer said the village cannot finalize or award related contracts until after July 1 because of funding timeline rules tied to other grants, but it can advertise and solicit bids earlier.
Next steps: the engineer will prepare the OPWC application, refine cost estimates and report back to the council and streets committee with a recommended scope and cost breakdown.
