Mason council approves grants, service agreements, vehicle purchases and a $3.72M intersection contract
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Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting, Mason City Council approved multiple routine and capital items: two $8,000 service agreements, fleet replacements, emergency equipment and awarded a $3.72 million contract for Tylersville/Mason‑Montgomery intersection improvements.
MASON, OH — In addition to adopting the Mason Research & Development Park PUD, Mason City Council on Jan. 12 approved a series of ordinances and service agreements covering cultural services, animal control, fleet replacement and a major road contract.
What passed • Service agreements: Council authorized service agreements of $8,000 each with the Mason Historical Society and the Warren County Humane Association to support historical programming and animal services. The items were approved on motions to suspend the rules and adopted after the first reading.
• Fleet and equipment: Council approved several purchases to maintain public safety and parks operations: two Ford Interceptor utility vehicles (approx. $143,580) to replace aging emergency vehicles; three Dodge Durango police pursuit vehicles (approx. $132,978); equipment removal and installation for four police vehicles (approx. $100,000); and two turf/golf equipment items (SandPro and Greenmaster) for about $73,138. Staff cited current long lead times and used emergency clauses to permit prompt ordering.
• Transportation contract: The council authorized a contract with Barrett Paving Materials Inc. for the Tylersville Road at Mason‑Montgomery Road intersection improvement project in the amount of $3,721,810. Engineering staff said the project — dual left turn lanes and turn lanes on all approaches — has roughly $2.4 million in grant support, faces tight construction constraints at a busy intersection, and is scheduled for substantial work this summer with a goal of completion by November.
Staff notes: Planning and engineering staff said developers will have to provide traffic impact studies and fund any road improvements required by those studies when individual lots in the R&D Park are proposed. Utilities (Duke Energy and Greater Cincinnati Water Works) will need to coordinate with developers on power and water service for new sites.
Next steps: The intersection project will proceed to procurement and construction mobilization; vehicle orders will be placed and equipment delivery is subject to manufacturer lead times.