County secures donor support and awards contract for Gerber stream and wetland restoration; project tied to Fortune Ditch outlet

The Lorain County Board of Commissioners on March 14 approved a memorandum of understanding with Beckett Thermal Solutions and awarded a construction contract to Marks Construction for the Gerber Stream and Wetland Restoration Project.

Don (surname not given), the county stormwater representative, told the board the county had pursued this property and project for roughly a decade, and that external grant awards and the corporate donation were critical to proceeding. The county reported outside funding and grants that reduced the project’s local cost: the county described the project as originally estimated at about $4.5 million and said it had secured approximately $3 million in outside funding, including a roughly $1 million award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and state wetland funding.

Beckett Thermal Solutions will be recognized as a key contributor under…