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North Ridgeville public works seeks new salt barn and cutter-equipped camera van amid equipment push
Summary
Public works told the Finance Committee on Nov. 5 that crews handled extensive ditching, paving and storm repairs in 2025 and are asking for replacement vehicles and a new salt barn; officials also flagged a jump in the estimated cost for a camera-cutter van from $300,000 to $750,000.
North Ridgeville public works officials told the Finance Committee on Nov. 5 that the department wants to replace aging equipment and build a larger salt barn after a busy year of ditch cleaning, paving and storm repairs.
The department’s street foreman, Anthony Oliva, said crews completed about 6½ miles of ditch cleaning and brush clearing this year and performed extensive pavement maintenance, including roughly 6½ lane miles of paving and nearly 1,000 in-house man-hours of crack sealing. "We had 6 and a half miles of ditch work," Oliva said, recapping projects by name and noting large volumes of storm inspection and jetting work.
Administration and public works walked committee members through a proposed 2026 equipment replacement…
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