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Norton unanimously approves application to AMATS for State Route 21 repairs; local share estimated at $3.9M and $4.2M for two phases
Summary
Council voted to waive readings and adopt Resolution No. 1102025 to allow the administration to apply for AMATS STBG funds to repair State Route 21. The AMATS award can fund up to $6M per phase; staff estimated Norton’s local share at $3.9M for Phase 1 and $4.2M for Phase 2 (total ~$8.1M).
On Nov. 3 the Norton City Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 1102025, authorizing the administrative officer to apply for Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds programmed by the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) to repair State Route 21.
Mr. Binsley, who presented the project background, said the city has responsibility for State Route 21 within its limits and faces repeated failures of corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culverts installed in 1956. To maximize AMATS funding the proposed work is split into two phases: Eastern Road to Greenwich Road (Phase 1) and Greenwich Road to Hemphill Road (Phase 2), allowing each phase to seek up to $6,000,000 in STBG support.
Binsley provided an estimated local share: $3,900,000 for Phase 1 and $4,200,000 for Phase 2. He said the total two‑phase project cost is in the tens of millions and that ODOT urban paving could pay up to 80% of the surface course, reducing local resurfacing costs. He emphasized the administration is prioritizing the southern phase first because it has experienced the most failures.
Council debated waiving the second and third readings to meet the grant application deadline and agreed to do so. A motion to waive readings passed, followed by a roll‑call vote to adopt Resolution No. 1102025; all members recorded 'yes.' Council members and staff noted that adopting the resolution to apply does not obligate the city to construct the project unless subsequent funding and legislation are approved.
Council asked for additional timeline details and further legislative approvals in future meetings should the grant application be successful. Binsley said AMATS funding, if awarded, would be expected to be spent around fiscal year 2030 and that it is unlikely both phases would be funded at once; Phase 2 would be re‑applied for in a future cycle if needed.
The resolution to apply was approved on Nov. 3 by unanimous roll call.
