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Newark committee backs applying for loan to replace about 1,500 lead service lines
Summary
The service committee voted unanimously to send Resolution 26‑26 to full council, authorizing the director of public service to apply for a Water Supply Revolving Loan Agreement to fund Lead Service Line Replacement Project No. 8. Director Rhodes said OWDA would reimburse about 53%; the city would pay about 47%.
The Newark Service Committee voted 5‑0 to send Resolution 26‑26 to the full Newark City Council, allowing the city to apply for a Water Supply Revolving Loan Agreement to plan, design and construct Lead Service Line Replacement Project No. 8.
Director Rhodes, the city’s director of public service, told the committee the project would be the city’s eighth lead service‑line replacement effort and said the work would cover about 1,500 additional service lines. He said the city expects roughly 53% of eligible costs to be reimbursed through the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) program and that the city would cover the remaining approximately 47% from local funds. "And, with your approval, we'll replace another 1,500 lines," Rhodes said.
The committee made the motion to forward the resolution and approved it unanimously 5‑0. Committee members did not identify a detailed per‑project schedule or the exact neighborhoods to be served during the committee discussion; Rhodes described the figure as an approximate count.
If approved by full council and the loan is awarded, the agreement would designate a repayment source for the loan as required by the Water Supply Revolving Loan program. The committee did not set a final construction schedule; any timeline and neighborhood prioritization would be set later as project planning proceeds.
The service committee action now moves to the full Newark City Council for consideration at its next meeting.
