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Lake County commissioners approve multiple contracts and appropriations; utilities outline odor pilot and flooding response
Summary
The board approved several resolutions — including a $452,291 change order to North Bay Construction and a $692,910.01 contract award to Great Lakes Crushing LTD — approved vouchers and purchase orders, and heard a utilities update on an odor-control pilot and localized flooding in Painesville Township.
The Lake County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of departmental resolutions and financial measures in a single meeting, including contract awards, change orders, vouchers and appropriations.
Resolutions approved included final acceptance of a three-year maintenance bond for the Blackmore State Subdivision in Concord Township; change order number 2 to North Bay Construction Inc. for the GLK Water Reclamation Facility Digester Cleaning and Rehabilitation Project (Project No. 461S2022) that increases the contract by $452,291.10; and a contract award to Great Lakes Crushing LTD for $692,910.01 for River Street force main improvements (project 04/2024). The board also approved certification of unpaid sewer sums and administrative charges to the Lake County Auditor.
Financial items approved by the board included Job and Family Services vouchers dated 12/12/2025 totaling $97,706.42; payment of county bills as listed in the commissioner's approval journal totaling $4,276,991.05; purchase orders totaling $268,346.69; several internal transfers and increases to appropriations across general and non-general fund accounts; and a 2026 temporary appropriation measure for the general fund. County finance staff (identified in the transcript as Mr. DeMar) said departments worked through fall and early winter to prepare the temporary budget and that the permanent 2026 budget is expected by January, with a statutory deadline in March.
In departmental reports, utilities staff (identified in the transcript as Mr. Roethlisberger) said the county is beginning a pilot study to address a sulfurous odor problem in Mentor. Chemicals supplied by the consultant arrived and will be applied to bind sulfuric acid in wastewater; the pilot is expected to run roughly 15 days with downstream testing to evaluate effectiveness. On flooding, utilities staff and commissioners noted that an extreme rainfall event on Oct. 23 (about 8.5 inches) caused basement flooding and once stormwater enters sanitary systems there are practical limits to treatment. The county contracted a consultant to evaluate flood-mitigation options; a draft report is expected in January.
The meeting closed when the board moved to adjourn into an executive session to discuss imminent litigation; the chair stated no business would be conducted afterward.
Votes on listed resolutions were recorded during roll call and by the clerk as 'Aye' or 'Yes' for commissioners present; individual tallies reported during the meeting showed Commissioners Beveridge and Plutchnick recorded affirmative votes on the listed items.
