Lebanon City Board of Works approves engineering and renovation contracts; OKs State Road 39 study subject to funding

Lebanon City’s Board of Works on April 28 approved a series of professional-services contracts and construction actions, including a $59,220 award to Banning Engineering for design and mitigation work on the Chadwick Village ditch, authorization to proceed with a State Road 39 corridor relinquishment study (subject to later appropriation), and multiple storefront, electrical and plumbing contracts connected to the city’s “1 80 makeover” grant program.

The approvals were presented by city staff member Kevin, who described the Chadwick Village work as engineering and permitting to redesign and relocate a ditch, plus mitigation for residential connections such as downspouts and sump pumps. “This is just for engineering services. This is just to put a plan in place,” Kevin said. He told the board Banning Engineering submitted the lowest proposal at $59,220 and that the work would be paid from the stormwater fund’s existing appropriations.

Why it matters: the Chadwick Village design will determine the scope and extent of alteration to a city-owned natural area and how stormwater is managed for adjacent properties. The State Road 39 study could change which government maintains a major corridor through Lebanon and what improvements or upfront funding the city would require from the state…