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Council approves application for ODOT transit grant and adopts water-plant and maintenance contracts
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting, the Worcester City Council voted unanimously to authorize an application to the Ohio Department of Transportation for federal transit funds and adopted three budgeted or budgeted-for contracts covering HVAC replacement, biosolids management and chemical purchases for the city water treatment plant.
Worcester City Council on Oct. 20 voted to authorize an application to the Ohio Department of Transportation for federal transit funding and adopted three separate resolutions to fund operations and maintenance at the city water treatment plant.
The council passed Resolution No. 2025-61 to file an application with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration for federal transit grants. The council also adopted Resolution No. 2025-62 (HVAC replacement at portions of the water treatment plant), Resolution No. 2025-63 (one-year contract renewal with Berkey Excavating Inc. for lime and biosolids residual management) and Resolution No. 2025-64 (advertise and contract for chemicals used at the water treatment plant).
Why it matters: The transit grant application lets the city pursue federal and state operating funds for local transit service; the water-treatment items are intended to maintain plant operations and avoid interruptions to water treatment and distribution.
What the council approved
- Transit grant application (Res. 2025-61). President Myers moved to advance the resolution to third and final reading and to adopt it the same night; the…
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