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Local preservation group asks Waterville council to press governor, ODOT to pause bridge demolition
Summary
Members of 'Save the Bridge' urged the City Council to seek an extension from the governor and ODOT, requested a $1,000 pledge from the city and pressed for studies and funding options to mothball or rehabilitate the historic Roche De Bois/Interurban bridge.
Save the Bridge organizers told the Waterville City Council on Feb. 23 that demolition bids from the Ohio Department of Transportation may go out imminently and urged immediate local action to preserve the historic Roche De Bois interurban bridge.
Dave Weber, representing the Save the Bridge Association, said the group has been charged with finding alternatives for more than a year and is now asking council for both advocacy and modest financial support. "So we're asking your support on contacting the governor," Weber said, and he asked the city to follow up the group's letter to ODOT with its own request for a pause. Weber also said the group asked ODOT to fund an engineering study (a quote they received was for $140,000) to determine mothballing costs and…
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