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Struthers secures $1.5 million ODOT-funded Safe Routes to School project for 5th Street
Summary
The city heard a presentation on an ODOT-funded Safe Routes to School multiuse path on 5th Street that designers say will be fully funded (approximately $1,500,000) with no local match; council members raised questions about easements, school pickup patterns, parking and tree impacts.
Struthers City Council members heard a presentation from civil engineer Renee Wittenberger of EDG about a planned multiuse Safe Routes to School path along 5th Street that project documents show is funded at about $1,500,000 and requires no local match.
Wittenberger told the council the project would convert part of 5th Street right‑of‑way to an 11‑foot shared‑use side path with a landscaped buffer, narrowing travel lanes and removing the need for the city to provide local matching funds. “I will take $1,500,000,” Wittenberger said when describing ODOT’s funding offer. A council member added, “Let me reiterate that we pay nothing,” reflecting the presenters’ statement that the state is providing the match so the city would not contribute local funds.
The presenter framed the…
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