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City engineer outlines road-and-bridge levy results, projects and 2025 plan
Summary
City Engineer Matt Watson told the council the voter-approved road-and-bridge levy continues to expand work on city streets and bridges, reporting 2024 revenues, recent projects and a 2025 paving plan that covers 27 streets and several major reconstruction projects tied to federal grants.
City Engineer Matt Watson presented the annual update on the city’s road-and-bridge levy at the April 21 Tiffin City Council meeting, reporting revenue and expense figures for 2024 and outlining the 2025 construction program.
The nut of the update: The levy — a 0.25 percent restricted income tax voters first approved in May 2018 and renewed in May 2022 — is restricted to construction-related expenses for roads, bridges and culverts. Watson said the levy produced just over $1.6 million in revenue in 2024, while expenses totaled $1,884,287.95.
Watson told council the levy has allowed the city to leverage approximately $7.7 million in state and federal grants since 2018, producing roughly $8.4 million in…
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