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Parma Heights adopts emergency resolution with ODOT to replace Independence Boulevard bridge
Summary
Council passed Resolution 2022-37 to work with the Ohio Department of Transportation to replace the Independence Boulevard bridge and declared an emergency; council suspended rules and recorded unanimous ayes for passage.
The Parma Heights City Council on Oct. 11 approved a resolution enacting the city’s participation with the Ohio Department of Transportation to replace the Independence Boulevard bridge and declared the measure an emergency.
Clerk Barbara Allen read the resolution title: "A RESOLUTION ENACTED BY THE CITY OF PARMA HEIGHTS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, AND THE STATE OF OHIO [DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION] TO REPLACE THE INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD BRIDGE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY." Councilwoman Maruschak moved to suspend the rules and Councilwoman DeSouza seconded; the motion to suspend the rules carried with recorded ayes, and council then moved for passage. The vote was recorded as unanimous in favor.
The transcript records the resolution, the suspension of rules and the recorded vote; it does not contain details of the replacement plan, timetable, contract terms, or funding sources.
