Twinsburg approves emergency resolution to seek $17 million OEPA wastewater loan
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Summary
The council suspended rules and adopted Resolution 108-20-25 as an emergency to apply for an OEPA water pollution control construction loan for wastewater facility planning/design/construction; council identified the request as $17,000,000 and said it is an enterprise (sewer) fund obligation. Vote: 7–0.
The Twinsburg City Council voted unanimously Nov. 12 to suspend rules and adopt Resolution 108-20-25 as an emergency to authorize the mayor to apply for a water pollution control construction loan from the Ohio EPA.
Council members stressed the timing: staff cited a Dec. 1 application deadline and urged suspension of the third-reading rule so the city could pursue the loan. During discussion a council member summarized the project as a significant expansion of the wastewater treatment plant and stated, "The total amount requested is $17,000,000." The council clarified the borrowing request is an enterprise action tied to the sewer fund and capital/sewer billing, not the city's general revenue.
The council voted 7–0 to suspend the rules and then 7–0 to adopt the resolution as an emergency.
Why it matters: a low-interest OEPA construction loan can finance major upgrades to the city's wastewater treatment system that would otherwise require larger capital reserves or higher borrowing costs. Council emphasized that the loan will be repaid from sewer enterprise funds rather than general tax revenue.
Next steps: city staff will complete the OEPA application and pursue the low-interest loan; additional design and construction steps will follow in future budget and contracting actions.
Direct quotes in the record reflected the council's procedural choices and the project's scale; the vote authorizes formal pursuit of the funding but does not by itself finalize construction contracts.
