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Oakwood council approves 2026 street-lighting project, holds first readings for assessments and sidewalk repairs
Summary
On April 7 the Oakwood City Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the city to proceed with the 2026 street-lighting improvements by a unanimous vote. Council also presented, but did not vote on, ordinances to levy special assessments for street lighting and to proceed with sidewalk repair and related special assessments.
The Oakwood City Council on April 7 unanimously adopted the ordinance authorizing the city to proceed with the 2026 street-lighting improvement project and held first readings for two related assessment and sidewalk ordinances.
Council Member Stevens introduced the ordinance to “proceed with the improvement of certain streets ... by lighting the same with electricity,” the second step in the 2026 street-lighting program, and moved its adoption. Council Member Jackson seconded the motion. Clerk Lori Stasil called the roll; Mayor William D. Duncan, Vice Mayor Byington, Council Member Stevens, Council Member Turban and Council Member Jackson all voted yes.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance to proceed with 2026 street-lighting improvements: Adopted (motion by Council Member Stevens; second by Council Member Jackson). Roll call: Duncan — Yes; Byington — Yes; Stevens — Yes; Turban — Yes; Jackson — Yes (5–0). - Ordinance levying special assessments for street-lighting improvements: First reading, no motion (third and final step required later). - Ordinance determining to proceed with sidewalk repairs and ordinance to levy special assessments for sidewalk repairs: Presented; both described as first readings or introduced with no motion at this meeting.
What the measures do
Council described the adopted ordinance as the formal authorization allowing the city to proceed with specified street-lighting improvements as part of the 2026 program. A separate assessment ordinance related to the street-lighting project — described in council remarks as the third and final step that permits assessment of costs to the county auditor — was presented as a first reading only; council made “no motion at this time.”
Separately, an annual sidewalk, curb and driveway-apron repair ordinance covering city streets within a defined area (bounded by Far Hills Avenue on the west, the Oakwood–Kettering boundary on the east and south, and Corona Avenue on the north) was presented; council described related assessing legislation that would allow unpaid repair costs to be certified for assessment. Those ordinances were introduced and listed as first readings; council did not vote on them at the April 7 meeting.
Background and next steps
Council members said the lighting ordinance followed the standard multi-step process the city uses for public-improvement projects; the next steps for the lighting project include the separate assessment ordinance and final certification of assessments to the Montgomery County Auditor. The sidewalk program likewise follows the city’s established approach of repairing curb and apron work and, where homeowners do not pay, certifying remaining costs for assessment.
No new budget figures, assessment amounts or dates for assessment certification were specified at the meeting. Council indicated the two ordinances that received only first readings will return for additional consideration and formal action at a subsequent meeting.
