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Manager outlines grants, road and park projects and a 90,000-square-foot building assessment
Summary
Municipal Manager Tim outlined multiple grants and capital projects, including $50,000 in façade funding, a $29,640 CDBG award, Springfield Pike sidewalk bids opening Dec. 12, neighborhood volunteer dates, and a CT Consultants assessment estimating a 90,000 sq ft building need for municipal departments.
Municipal Manager Tim used the council meeting to run through a wide-ranging report on grants, capital projects and a facilities assessment.
Tim told the council the village received multiple recent grants: a $50,000 Hamilton County façade improvement grant to be passed to local businesses and a CDBG code-enforcement award of $29,640 to be paid over three years. He also noted the village had purchased and demolished properties on Springfield Pike using a Port Authority demolition grant and said quotes are being obtained to remove a large tree and vegetation hindering septic removal (those costs to be covered by grant funds).
On infrastructure, Tim said Springfield Pike sidewalk bids were issued this month with a Dec. 12 bid opening and construction expected next spring. He also highlighted ongoing work on Leacrest Road, Redmond Terrace and Chester Road, and said contractors expect to finish by December after earlier fuel-related delays. Public Works has taken delivery of a grant-funded chipper/shredder to assist leaf-and-brush collection.
CT Consultants provided a building-assessment summary attached to the manager's report. Tim said the assessment estimated about 90,000 square feet would be required to house police, fire, public works, finance and administrative departments (including garage space and records storage). The village will evaluate whether the village-owned site can support a single facility or whether to break the program into multiple buildings.
Tim also previewed park-related grant conversations, including discussion of an outdoor fitness court, and said organizers of AdamPond (a free board-game convention benefiting Cincinnati Children's Hospital) have proposed a January event and a licensing agreement has been drafted for council consideration at a special meeting.
Tim concluded by reminding residents that Neighborhood Allies volunteers will be in the village Dec. 13 and that the fire levy renewal passed in the November election.
