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Huron council approves rezoning of city land and ratifies two water-project loans
Summary
On June 10, 2025, Huron City Council adopted an emergency rezoning ordinance for about 41.88 acres and ratified two loan applications from the Ohio EPA Water Supply Revolving Loan Account for water system projects.
Huron City Council on June 10, 2025, adopted Ordinance 2025-12 to rezone approximately 41.88 acres owned by the city from I-2 (General Industrial) to R-1 (Family Residence) and ratified two applications to the Ohio EPA Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) to finance water projects.
The rezoning ordinance (2025-12) updates the official zoning map for two permanent parcels (42-01718 and 42-01721) on the east side of River Road; the measure was placed on its final reading as an emergency and adopted by roll-call vote. City Manager Hamilton said the rezoning application began in February, proceeded through the planning commission with a public hearing in May, and that adoption would change the map to reflect single-family residential zoning for the site.
Council also ratified Resolution 43-2025 authorizing the city manager to accept a WSRLA loan agreement related to construction of a new 2,000,000-gallon elevated water tank. Staff (Mister Evans) said the application sought $5,227,430; the engineer’s estimate for the project was about $10,200,000, of which roughly $5,000,000 is covered by a separate grant. Evans said the loan amount includes a roughly 20% contingency (approximately $1,600,000) and that the city will only repay the amount actually drawn. The loan term will be 30 years with 0% or low interest adjusted for small-community reductions.
Resolution 44-2025 authorizes application for a WSRLA loan for the Huron River alternate intake and sludge lagoon project. Evans said the requested amount for that project was $3,939,353 and noted a grant/loan combination from the Ohio Public Works Commission of $412,000 would be exhausted before drawing loan funds.
On both loan items, council members asked whether the planned debt service had been reviewed. City staff said the repayment obligations had been included in the city’s long-term capital budget and that WSRLA evaluates an applicant’s ability to repay when reviewing applications. Staff clarified that the city would not be required to draw the full amount requested and would only be responsible for repaying actual draws.
All three legislative items were adopted on roll-call votes during the June 10 meeting.
Details of the actions are summarized below.
