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Local preservation group seeks city help to save historic bridge; mayor says demolition paused
Summary
A citizen-led group asked Waterville council for help with grant applications and to coordinate with ODOT as it presses to preserve a historic bridge; the mayor said he had secured a reprieve from demolition and a committee is working with state officials.
A citizen group seeking to save a local historic bridge urged the City of Waterville on Sept. 22 to help apply for grant funding and to coordinate preservation plans with state agencies, saying federal reimbursement rules and grant programs could make restoration far cheaper than demolition.
"If ODOT is planning on spending $4,000,000 next April to knock the thing down, then, we could save the taxpayers money," said Dave Webber, who identified himself as working with a new public-charity group focused on preserving the bridge. Webber told council the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)…
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