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Council approves applications and cooperative agreements for grants, loans and water-line work; potholing for lead-service-line identification planned
Summary
Council authorized grant applications and cooperative agreements including a coastal management grant, a WPCLF loan for wastewater/stormwater work, a cooperative agreement with OWDA for a 4th Street water-line replacement, and an ODNR urban forestry subrecipient agreement. Administrator reported Arcadis will pothole ~20% of service lines in early 2026 under OEPA-funded program.
Fairport Harbor Village Council approved several measures to pursue grant funding, loans and water-infrastructure work and received an administrative update on pending lead-service-line work.
Council adopted Resolution 2025-129 authorizing the village administrator to apply for Coastal Management Assistance Grant funding and to obligate necessary matching funds where required; Resolution 2025-130 authorized the village administrator to apply for, accept and enter a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) loan for construction of wastewater/stormwater facilities and to designate a repayment source; and Resolution 2025-131 authorized a cooperative agreement with the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for the 4th Street water-line replacement project. Each resolution was moved, suspension of rules if necessary was approved, and votes were recorded as ayes.
Village Administrator Lucas Darling reported Arcadis will begin potholing service lines in February and March 2026 to sample approximately 20% of service lines to build a model to identify likely lead service lines; notices to property owners will be sent about three weeks before the work begins. Darling also said the village submitted an OEPA grant application for about $26,000 to purchase and install a generator for the East Street water tower and expects a decision in early spring.
Council also adopted Resolution 2025-135 to sign a subrecipient grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the Ohio Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program.
The transcript does not specify loan terms, repayment schedule or exact matching-fund commitments; council adopted the authorizations so the administrator may apply and, if awarded, execute agreements or loans according to applicable approvals.
