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Rossford committee reports outline stormwater mapping shortfall and street projects
Summary
The public works committee told council the city's stormwater mapping needs an additional $300,000 beyond an original $110,000 FEMA grant; the committee also updated schedules for Jennings Road sidewalks, Colony Road bridge work and 2026 street paving targets.
The Rossford public works committee reported multiple infrastructure updates and surfaced a funding shortfall on stormwater mapping during the Oct. 27 council meeting.
Committee members said the city originally received a $110,000 grant to map its stormwater system but now needs an additional $300,000 to finish the work. Staff said they are working with the state and plan to break the project into phases to secure remaining funding.
On roads, the committee reported an ambitious daily goal of installing roughly 1,000 feet of sidewalk per day on Jennings Road; topsoil grading will follow and hydroseeding was planned for the first weeks of November so work aligns with community events. Colony Road construction at the Long Legged Bridge has started and is slated for mid-December completion; an intermediate asphalt course will be laid this fall with the surface course next spring when asphalt plants reopen. Parking lots and the street in front of the safety services parking lot were reported to be scheduled for paving the week of Nov. 3.
The committee also listed tentative streets for the 2026 cycle (Clark Drive, Highland, Homestead, Birch, Cherry, Hidden Cove) and noted Harbor Pointe will receive a thin overlay. Work planned by the Northwest Water and Sewer District on Roland, Rossburn and Hillsdale in 2027 will involve city partnership to improve those streets.
Parks and beautification items were discussed: Feds Park needs multiple repairs (broken valve box covers, roof repair, a damaged picnic table, holes in playground surfacing and poison ivy overgrowth) and the committee asked the compliance officer to evaluate parks citywide. Indian Hills was discussed for possible solar lighting of existing parking to avoid soil disturbance and a vendor will be invited to discuss new play equipment; Administrator Murray said she will research trail-enhancement companies. The committee asked if a replaced pickup truck could be outfitted with a water tank to support downtown plant watering and requested help coordinating spring mulching with city staff.
During public comment, resident Gary O'Kanich (144 Colony Road) told the council the Colony Road closures during construction and community events caused long waits for residents and asked for more patrol presence at a hill to ticket drivers cutting through closures. He also requested data from a speed sign in front of his house; staff agreed to provide the information.
Next public works meeting was noted as Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mark G. Zukowski Planning and Zoning building.
