Council approves final ODOT payment authorization for county route project

The New Carlisle City Council on July 21 approved a final resolution authorizing payment of the city’s share for a state-led road project (PID number 118645). After ODOT’s final steps and bidding process, the city will remit $48,180 as its portion of the construction costs. City staff said the project is out for bid and the council’s approval enables the finance director to issue the city’s payment to the Ohio Department of Transportation when invoiced. The memorandum in the meeting packet references ODOT agreement number 38944 and the county route/state route identifiers used for the project. One council member urged local contractors to respond competitively to the bid solicitations so local firms can participate. Staff noted the multi-step ODOT process requires council authorization at this stage; the resolution completes the city’s internal approvals needed before payment.