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City manager highlights $5.8 million Merrick Boulevard contract and warns of property-tax reform risks
City Council, City of Delaware, Ohio · March 5, 2026
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Summary
City Manager Blake reported a budgeted $5.8 million contract for Merrick Boulevard and warned that proposed state property-tax reform without a replacement would have broad fiscal impacts on Delaware and county public services.
City Manager Blake told the Delaware City Council on March 9 that staff had approved a notable construction contract and that state-level property-tax reform petitions could have outsized local consequences.
Blake said one of the most notable contract awards this month is Truco Construction for work on Merrick Boulevard at $5,800,000 and noted the…
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