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Council approves emergency repair for refuse truck, small right‑of‑way payment and rezoning for senior housing
Summary
The council voted to authorize an emergency transmission replacement for a city refuse truck, approve a $639.20 additional payment for a Vine Street right‑of‑way, and rezoned 450 West College Street to a planned development overlay for a proposed 60‑unit senior housing project.
Oberlin City Council on Feb. 18 approved three ordinances: an emergency contract to replace a failed transmission in a city refuse truck, a $639.20 payment to a property owner to secure 0.064 acres of right‑of‑way for East Vine Street work, and a rezoning of 450 West College Street to a Planned Development Overlay District to allow a proposed affordable senior housing development.
The council declared an emergency under Ohio Revised Code section 735.051 to allow the city manager to accept a proposal from Klein Mobile Repair LLC for replacement of a failed hybrid hydraulic transmission in an AutoCar refuse truck. The ordinance caps the work at $90,250.37, which the ordinance text says “includes a 10% contingency.” The city waived the three‑reading rule and approved the ordinance by unanimous voice vote.
The council also approved Ordinance 25‑11 to authorize an additional payment of $639.20 to 95 South…
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