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Public service director lays out water, sewer and infrastructure projects; lead service replacements nearing completion
Summary
Public Service Director Chris Ludlow presented 2025 public-works priorities including lead service replacement completion, water-meter modernization, major street and trail projects, demo and rehab work, and the Samsara fleet-management rollout.
Chris Ludlow, public service director, presented the 2025 work program and budget for engineering, public works, water distribution and wastewater operations, highlighting near-term construction projects, an ongoing lead service replacement program and technology upgrades.
Ludlow described several capital projects scheduled or underway: North Main Street corridor improvements; Rubber City Heritage Trail phase 2; a Cascade rehabilitation project that received more than $5 million in state funding for elevator and infrastructure work; Exchange Street improvements near the University of Akron; and continued commercial demolition projects (Rankin, Firestone headquarters, Kenmore…
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