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Stark County commissioners approve $1.01 million road contract, $250,000 sewage deal and multiple service agreements
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Summary
On March 11, 2026, the Stark County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a suite of resolutions including a $1,008,246.66 chip-seal contract with Melway Paving, a $250,000 sewage-disposal agreement with Navarre Village, a child-placement services agreement with Necco SE, LLC, and the carryover of an ARPA violent-crime grant.
At their March 11, 2026 meeting, the Stark County Board of Commissioners approved a series of infrastructure, service and finance measures, voting 3-0 on each item unless noted.
Top actions included awarding the H-1-2026 Chip Seal Resurfacing Project to Melway Paving, Inc. for $1,008,246.66; approving a Sewage Disposal Agreement with Navarre Village for $250,000; authorizing a Job and Family Services contract with Necco SE, LLC (dba Necco Center) for child-placement and related services effective March 15, 2026 through March 31, 2027; and approving an appropriation to carry forward an ARPA Violent Crime Grant (2022-AR-LEP1063) in the amount of $46,464.42.
Finance staff presented the grant carryover and several intergovernmental journal entries. The board approved the journal entries grouped together; those entries included transfers for fingerprint fees and reimbursements among the Board of Health, the Sheriff’s Office, Stark Mental Health & Recovery Services and the Auditor’s office.
Engineering and public-works measures advanced as a package. On the Northvale Avenue Bridge Project (PID# 119001) the board approved a revised Local Public Agency agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation and authorized advertisement of bid specifications. The larger chip-seal resurfacing contract was awarded to Melway Paving; the resolution authorizing the award passed with Commissioners Regula, Smith and Harold recorded in support.
Regional Planning and land-use items received routine approval: amendments to HOME-ARP professional services and a time extension for an ASK Development Solutions agreement through Dec. 31, 2027; time extensions on maintenance and sidewalk performance bonds for Lexington Farms North allotments; and final plats for several subdivisions (Wicker Creek No. 6; Floradale Acres No. 4; George E. Pollock's Addition to North Lawrence No. 2; Mount Marie Place No. 8; Village Manor No. 3). Those items were approved on recorded 3-0 votes.
Other actions included approval of a sewage-disposal agreement for the sanitary engineer with Navarre Village ($250,000), a Pulte Homes of Ohio agreement for construction of a waterline loop on Mogadore Avenue NW in Lake Township, and adoption of a resolution to accept and execute a Local Jail Capital Project Grant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (amount not specified in the meeting record).
The board also approved routine non-encumbered expenses and travel requests. Notably, commissioners approved travel for two Job & Family Services employees to attend an ICPC disrupted-placement event in Portland, Oregon, for a total of $4,866.47; a separate single-employee trip to the Eastern Ohio Leadership Conference for $68.50 was also approved.
All actions described above were taken by recorded motions; unless otherwise stated, the votes on these agenda items were recorded as 3-0 in favor (Commissioners Richard Regula, Bill Smith and Alan Harold).
The meeting concluded after two executive sessions (see separate notice). The board adjourned at 2:41 p.m.