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Village manager says parking-ticket authority is imminent; Brookville Road sidewalk permit expected in March with construction likely in July
Summary
Martin's Additions' manager reported the village is awaiting county-attorney sign-off on a parking-enforcement agreement that would let village staff issue tickets (village retention estimated at 75% of revenue), and updated the council on a large Brookville Road sidewalk project with state permitting, RFP and a July–August construction window.
Residents praised moves to enforce illegal parking; Michael, the village manager, said parking enforcement training has been completed and the village is "waiting for the county attorney to review the agreement that Ron drafted for us" before issuing warnings or tickets. He explained the typical fines and revenue-sharing model under the currently proposed agreement: for example, a handicap-parking violation could carry a $250 fine and the draft agreement would return 75% of ticket revenue to the village.
Michael emphasized he did not want staff to start public enforcement before the county attorney signs the agreement: "I don't wanna start issuing warnings or announcing that we have this authority until we make sure we're all on the same page and we have that signed agreement in hand." He also described operational readiness: he has ticket books, an SOP and plans for deputizing the operations manager to issue tickets once the legal step is complete.
On capital projects, Michael gave a detailed status update on the Brookville Road sidewalk project. Engineering responses to the first round of State Highway Administration comments have been submitted; the manager is hopeful the state will issue permits in March. The planned procurement timeline is an April RFP and May contractor selection, with staging and a likely construction start in July and work spanning one to two months. He warned the council that flagging and traffic-control requirements will be costly (he estimated the flagging portion could be over $100,000) and that the state restricts Brookville Road closures to 9 a.m.–3 p.m., which constrains work windows.
Michael also briefed the council on budget implications: the village is running a near-term surplus when ARPA and one-time interest receipts are included, but those "artificial sweeteners" will end and could push the budget toward breakeven in coming years. He encouraged residents to attend the upcoming line-by-line budget session.
Next steps: Michael will follow up with the county attorney on the parking-agreement review and will publish procurement documents and a construction schedule for the Brookville project as permitting advances.
