Council approves WPCLF loan application for CSO inflow-reduction repairs; related sewer appropriations on agenda

Tiffin City Council on May 20 voted unanimously to pass Resolution 2025-25, authorizing the mayor to apply for, accept and enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) loan on behalf of the city for construction related to inflow reduction and combined sewer overflow (CSO) repair work (CSO basins 9–13 and 15).

The resolution, introduced by Councilor Cheyenne Thacker and moved for passage by Councilor Erin Jones, designates a dedicated repayment source for the loan and was declared an emergency before passing 7–0.

Why it matters: the resolution enables the city to seek low‑interest state financing for infrastructure work intended to reduce inflow and overflows into the sewer system, actions that are typically required in CSO compliance and long‑term sewer planning.

Councilors proceeded in the meeting with related budget legislation on second readings that would appropriate funds into the sewer-related accounts (ordinance 25-48 was listed for second reading in the packet). Several other project ordinances on the agenda that address street and culvert work (including North Sandusky Street and South Sandusky Culvert projects) were passed on third reading; those projects are part of the city’s broader capital work that sometimes ties to sewer and right-of-way coordination.

The vote on Resolution 2025-25 was 7 to 0 on both the emergency declaration and final passage. No amendments or opposing motions were recorded during the council discussion on the resolution.