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Commissioners approve applications for intersection and flood-mitigation grants
Summary
The board authorized the county engineer to apply for Ohio Public Works Commission funding for a $7.8 million intersection project and designated an agent for a $450,000 Flood Mitigation Assistance grant for Wesselman Road.
Hamilton County commissioners voted Feb. 27 to authorize two infrastructure grant-related actions from the engineers office: an application to the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) for the Field Zirtle intersection improvements and designation of a county agent for a Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant for Wesselman Road.
Why it matters: both items are grant-driven steps to advance capital projects that reduce flood and traffic risks without adding direct new local operating costs. Commissioners praised the engineers office for pursuing external revenue sources.
Item details: the Field Zirtle project (Macaulay and Conray Roads) has a current estimate of about $7.8 million. The engineers office reported it has a secured $6.1 million grant and is applying to OPWC for the remaining roughly $1.7 million. The board approved a resolution authorizing the county engineer to prepare and submit fiscal year 2026 OPWC applications and execute agreements as required.
Separately, the board designated Deputy Engineer Todd Gadbury as the federal public-assistance authorized agent to pursue a Flood Mitigation Assistance grant for Wesselman Road. The Wesselman project total cost was presented as $450,000, with an FMA grant award of $337,500 and an additional management-cost grant of $16,870 applied to the project. The engineers office said the work addresses landslide and flooding vulnerabilities along Wesselman Road and that paperwork is underway on additional flood projects, including Round Bottom Road.
Board action: commissioners approved both resolutions by recorded voice vote; the engineer said these grant strategies reduce the county funding burden for large infrastructure repairs.
What’s next: if the OPWC application and FMA awards proceed as sought, the county will schedule work and construction oversight through the engineers office; staff will return with funding agreements and project schedules.
