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Struthers council hears street‑sweeping and paving update, readies CDBG application
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Mayor Miller told the Struthers City Council caucus that street sweeping is almost finished and outlined a multi‑phase paving plan; the city said it will apply for a Community Development Block Grant and meet the next morning to pursue projects.
Struthers City Council members heard an update on street maintenance and a plan to pursue Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to pave several local streets.
Mayor Miller, identified in the meeting as mayor, said sweeping was "almost done" and listed streets targeted for recent or planned work, including Elm Court; West Lewis; Creed from Garfield to Argonne; Lincoln from Ninth to Garfield; and Bobstien Way (the transcript also contains a variant spelling, "Bob Seamway"). She said remaining work later this year would include Eve, Grim Heights and the rest of Lincoln and Creed.
The mayor said the city is applying for CDBG funds and has a meeting scheduled the next morning at 9:00 a.m. to discuss competitive projects. "We are applying for CDBG, and we have a meeting tomorrow," Mayor Miller said, noting that traffic counts and school proximity influence CDBG scoring and that staff had split projects to improve the city's chances of funding.
Council members raised operational questions about sequencing and timing. The mayor said the city started concrete work in mid‑May on the early projects and that a new street crew member has been active on the streets.
Renee Shipley and Kelowna Brantz were named as public services representatives expected to address the council later in the meeting; the council also discussed reviewing a wards map and agreed to print color packets for further review in caucus.
The next immediate step is the scheduled CDBG meeting; council members said staff will pursue the application and return with any updates to the full council.
