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Residents urge council to "Save the Bridge" as ODOT moves toward demolition bids
Summary
At a packed March 9 council meeting, Save the Bridge volunteers urged the City of Waterville to seek more time and build a consortium after they said ODOT has already put demolition bids out; Mayor Timothy G. Pedro said he had spoken with Governor DeWine, who asked for a path forward and would respond within a week.
A coalition of Waterville residents and preservation volunteers pressed the City of Waterville on March 9 to halt a planned demolition and to buy time while stakeholders explore alternatives.
Barb Bruno, speaking for the Save the Bridge committee, told the council that "ODOT is already putting out bids for demolition" and said engineering firms were already assessing the structure. She asked the council for a formal proclamation and more time to assemble a consortium of potential administrators including Metroparks and county partners to take on administrative responsibility for the historic bridge.
Janice Brada, a Save the Bridge volunteer, said preservation work and public outreach are already under way. "We are using the thousands that you donated recently to create banners so that we…
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