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Ashland County committee votes to apply for RTA grant to design culverts on County C
Summary
The Highway Committee voted to submit a Rural and Tribal Assistance (RTA) grant application on the first day the window opens to fund engineering design for culverts on County C, aiming to size replacements to better withstand future flood events.
The Ashland County Highway Committee voted to apply for a Rural and Tribal Assistance (RTA) pilot grant to fund engineering design work on culverts along County C, with the committee approving a motion to submit a single-county application.
Committee members moved and seconded the application motion and approved it by voice vote. Erica, the county grant writer, said the application window opens in March and recommended submitting on the first day it opens to improve the county’s chances of receiving funds.
The grant would fund design work only; committee members discussed using the design to pursue later construction funding. Matt, speaking for the highway department, said several culverts replaced after the 2016 flood were replaced “in-kind” at the same size and that the grant could pay for designs sized for larger flood events. He described two stretches of interest on County C—one “from here to Minersville” and one “from Minersville to Government Road.”
Erica said a single-county application would be simpler and faster to assemble than a multi-jurisdiction submission and that the program operates on a tight, first-come, first-served schedule. Committee members discussed whether to include nearby towns in a joint application; Matt said some towns may have projects but that a multi-municipality submission requires at least three entities. The minimum award size was discussed during the meeting but was not specified definitively by participants.
The committee approved the motion to apply as a single-entity county application and instructed staff to proceed with preparing the application for the opening date.
