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Lucas County holds first hearing on Big Coulee Ditch improvement; H2Ohio grant to cover construction
Summary
At a first hearing, the Lucas County Board of Commissioners found the Big Coulee Ditch improvement petition meets the Ohio Revised Code standards to proceed with design. Construction will be paid by a $913,000 H2Ohio grant; future maintenance assessments may be levied on watershed property owners.
The Lucas County Board of Commissioners on an initial vote found in favor of proceeding with design work for the Big Coulee Ditch Improvement Project, petition number 1095, after a first hearing to establish purpose and need.
County Engineer Panuski told the commissioners the hearing’s purpose was to determine whether the proposed improvements meet the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code and whether the public benefits outweigh the costs. The project, petitioned by the Jerusalem Township Board of Trustees, would renovate about 1.2 miles of Big Coulee Ditch. Construction is expected to be paid with an H2Ohio grant of $913,000, Panuski said.
Panuski described an “over-wide” channel approach: crews would excavate a widened channel that…
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