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Rossford Council adopts emergency ordinance to award Colony Road at Long Lake bridge contract
Summary
Rossford City Council on May 27 adopted Ordinance 2025-38 to award a contract for the Colony Road at Long Lake bridge project, declaring an emergency so work can proceed after the city secured an OPWC grant awarded two years earlier.
Rossford City Council on May 27 adopted Ordinance 2025-38, authorizing the award of a contract for the Colony Road at Long Lake bridge project and declaring the matter an emergency so work can begin promptly.
The measure matters because the project addresses long-standing structural issues where Long Lake Boulevard dips and rises near State Route 65 and because the city previously secured an Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant to help pay for the work. Council suspended the second and third readings and declared an emergency to move the contract forward within the grant timeline.
City officials told the council the location has required attention for about a decade and that the project includes repairs under the roadway and replacement of the paved surface. Council members moved to suspend further readings and called for the emergency declaration after asking whether any members of the public opposed passing the ordinance that evening; none spoke.
Council voted to adopt the ordinance during the meeting. The motion to suspend readings and the emergency declaration passed, and the ordinance was adopted by recorded voice votes of council members who answered “aye.” No public comments were recorded opposing the ordinance on the floor.
With adoption, the city will proceed to finalize the awarded contract and schedule the work; details on the contractor name and project timeline were not specified in the meeting record.
