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Delaware County commissioners approve grants, infrastructure projects and reissue ADA website RFP
Summary
At its Sept. 15 meeting the Delaware County Board of Commissioners approved $224,966 in community enhancement grants to 13 recipients, appointed a transit-board member, rescinded proposals for an ADA website RFP to reissue it, and approved several infrastructure contracts including a Cheshire/Galena roundabout study and an East Powell Road shared-use path agreement.
Delaware County commissioners on Sept. 15 approved a package of routine resolutions that included awards from the county’s community enhancement grant program, a personnel appointment to the county transit board, the rejection and reissuance of proposals tied to an Americans with Disabilities Act website compliance project, and multiple infrastructure and contract actions.
Jane Haas, the county’s director of communications, told commissioners that the 2025 community enhancement grant round drew 223 applications seeking $512,575. "We have been able to allocate a total of $224,966 to 13 recipients, and we recommend your approval," Haas said. Commissioners praised the program and the committee that reviewed applications; the board approved Resolution No. 25-748.
The board also filled a vacancy on the Delaware County Transit Board after a member moved out of the county. Staff recommended appointing Forrest Wilson to the seat; commissioners described Wilson as having private-sector experience with Shelley Construction and voted to approve Resolution No. 25-749.
On procurement, staff recommended rescinding an earlier action and rejecting the responses to a previous RFP for website ADA compliance because of concerns about cost and vendor arrangements. "Because of the concerns expressed by the board and staff with the cost proposals, we have decided it would be best to reissue the RFP," a county staff member said. The revised solicitation will clarify that work must be performed within the United States and require vendors to remediate problems identified during assessments. The board approved Resolution No. 25-750 to reject prior proposals and reissue the RFP.
The meeting included several infrastructure items. Rob Riley, chief deputy engineer, asked the board to approve Amendment No. 1 to a professional services agreement with 2 LMN Incorporated to add a cultural resources study and related work for a proposed 5-way roundabout at Cheshire Road and South Galena Road. "We're proposing a roundabout at the intersection of Cheshire Road and Galena Road," Riley said, adding that the project is about two years from construction and will require right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation. The board approved Resolution No. 25-756.
Engineering staff also described a cooperation agreement with Orange Township to construct sidewalks and a shared-use path along East Powell Road from South Old State Road to Lyra Drive. Orange Township has secured a $500,000 Clean Ohio Trail Fund grant and the county previously authorized an $81,000 trail assistance award for the project; staff said bid documents will be prepared in the coming weeks and targeted completion is June or July of next year. The board approved Resolution No. 25-757.
Public-safety and contract actions included approving a service agreement among the Sheriff's Office, the Board of Commissioners and BKM Construction LLC for repair of a deteriorating backstop at the county shooting range. McElroy, identified on the record as the sheriff's finance director, said the work "would allow for necessary repairs on the backstop at the current shooting range." A related transfer of appropriations was approved to cover the remaining balance; commissioners noted an earlier apparent discrepancy in the dollar amounts and staff confirmed available funding. Resolutions Nos. 25-754 and 25-755 were approved.
Other routine approvals included: reappointments to the Millstone Community Authority (Resolution No. 25-751), an assignment and assumption tied to a 2017 community reinvestment area agreement for the Creekside development (Resolution No. 25-753), 13 utility right-of-way permits (Resolution No. 25-758), three subdivision plats (Resolution No. 25-759) and acceptance of streets in Berlin Bluffs Sections 1 and 2 after final inspection (Resolution No. 25-760). The board recessed into executive session under Resolution No. 25-761 to discuss personnel and collective bargaining matters.
Votes at a glance: Resolutions 25-746 through 25-761 were moved, seconded and carried in succession during the meeting; roll-call confirmations in the transcript record each item as approved by the board.
The board scheduled follow-up actions as appropriate for each item: staff will reissue the ADA website RFP with clarified requirements, engineering will prepare bid documents for the East Powell Road project, and the Cheshire/Galena project will proceed with additional studies and right-of-way efforts ahead of a multi-year construction timeline. The meeting recessed into executive session and no further public details were disclosed at adjournment.
