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Council hears paving bid, discusses AES rate increase, authorizes bank signature change and fields resident safety request
Summary
City officials announced Fillmore Construction as low bidder for city paving, reported Dynegy Energy as the electric aggregation supplier beginning May 2026, said staff will draft opposition to AES'proposed rate increases before the PUCO, authorized a Fifth Third account signature change for Ron Stockman, and heard a resident ask that Merit Way be made one-way to protect Cherry Hill Elementary students.
At its April 8 meeting the Washington Court House City Council received a series of administrative updates and approved several procedural items.
City officials said Fillmore Construction submitted the low and responsible bid for this year's paving program and that legislation will be brought forward for council approval so work can proceed when weather allows. Officials did not provide contract dollar amounts at the meeting.
On utilities, staff reported that AES Electric has submitted a proposed rate increase and asked council permission to prepare legislation expressing opposition to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The administration noted it had adopted a similar resolution last year opposing a prior AES rate request and that it intends to provide materials to the Ohio Consumers Council for PUCO discussions. City staff also announced the city's electric aggregation supplier will be Dynegy Energy beginning May 2026 through June 2028 at 0.1029 per kilowatt-hour.
The council approved a motion authorizing Finance to make changes at Fifth Third Bank for a revolving-loan fund account and to add an authorized signer for checks. The minutes record a motion naming Ron Stockman as authorized; roll call votes approved the authorization.
Other project updates included a pickleball-resurfacing contract with Top Golf, a cemetery-fence aesthetic improvement on Washington Avenue, an accessible parks project that is on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) selected list for federal funding, and the start of routine fire-hydrant flushing to maintain water quality.
During public comment, resident Todd Sunderhaus urged the council to consider making Merit Way one-way (or time-limited one-way, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) near Cherry Hill Elementary School as a planned housing development could eventually add roughly 250 residences and increase traffic near the school. Council members discussed road connections and emergency access exceptions; no formal council action on the street configuration was taken at the meeting.
The council also placed Ordinance 07-2026 on first reading; that ordinance would establish eight incentive districts, create a municipal public-improvement tax-increment equivalent fund and authorize cooperative agreements with private partners and the New Community Authority.
