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Council hears updates on sidewalk projects, Miami Avenue streetscape and Dawson Promenade redesign
Summary
Staff and council provided timelines and design updates for Laurel Avenue, Miami Avenue, Camargo Road, the Dawson Promenade redesign and Shewango Way Safe Routes to School sidewalks; staff said a Duke Energy materials-credit will help resolve conduit conflicts on Miami Avenue.
Madeira City Council received multiple public-works updates at its April 27 meeting, including near-term sidewalk schedules, streetscape coordination issues and a redesign approach for the Dawson Promenade.
City staff and council reported that the Laurel Avenue sidewalk has a completion goal of May 3, 2026, though road surfacing and pavers will be finished after that date. Miami Avenue work has encountered conduit coordination issues between the vendor and the utility; the council approved an amendment to the Duke Energy Ohio lighting service agreement that staff said will result in a materials credit to be passed to the Ohio Department of Transportation and then to the vendor to resolve the installation conflict and keep the streetscape project on schedule.
Camargo Road Phase 1 is slated to start after Laurel Avenue work is complete; Phase 2 is pursuing grant funding. Residential street paving is out for bid and expected this summer. The Shewango Way Safe Routes to School sidewalk project advanced when council authorized an additional payment to ODOT to support the work.
Staff described a reworked Dawson Promenade plan that uses a 10-foot-wide sidewalk to better accommodate right-of-way ownership and federal funding constraints; staff said that approach provides more flexibility than earlier concepts given limitations tied to the federally funded right-of-way.
Council members noted a trail-feasibility study’s survey delays, with the study report expected around August and funding still required for implementation. Council also discussed partnership opportunities with local schools related to Sellman Park improvements.
Public-safety training for schools was also noted: Police Chief David Schaefer described Alice training — "Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuation" — as the active-shooter response training used in Madeira schools.
Next steps include finalizing vendor/utility credit processing for the Miami Avenue streetscape, advancing Laurel Avenue completion work, pursuing grants for Camargo Road Phase 2, and returning with updates on the trail feasibility report and Sellman Park planning.
