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Urbana approves co-sponsorship for Simon Kenton Trail grant and seeks signal-improvement funding
Summary
Council unanimously approved a resolution to serve as local co-sponsor for a Simon Kenton Trail grant ($490,000 construction + $10,000 administration) and authorized applying for Surface Transportation Block Grant funding for US‑36 signal improvements; both measures passed 7-0 on Nov. 4, 2025.
The Urbana City Council on Nov. 4 unanimously approved Resolution 2722-25 to authorize the city to act as local co‑sponsor/co‑grantee for Simon Kenton Trail improvements. Community Development Manager Doug Crabill said the grant the city would use is $490,000 for construction and $10,000 for administration, to be used by June 2026; the county will serve as fiscal agent and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) requires municipal co‑sponsors when the city holds partial ownership of the trail.
Crabill told Council that $5 million was appropriated in the State capital budget for trail projects statewide and that the City’s share for this project is the stated grant amount. Council approved the resolution by a 7-0 roll-call vote.
In the same meeting Council approved Resolution 2723-25, authorizing the Director of Administration to apply to the Logan‑Union‑Champaign Regional Planning Commission under the SFY2026‑2028 Regional Transportation Improvement Program for supplemental Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding for the CHP‑US 36 Signals (Urbana Traffic Signal Improvements, Phase 1, ODOT PID #122411). Mr. Crabill said if the STBG request is approved it will create an additional ODOT project budget; the City will also consider Ohio Public Works Commission funding.
Both resolutions passed unanimously with no member comments recorded. Separately, Director of Administration Spencer Mitchell gave the first reading of the city’s 2026 appropriation resolution and noted the budget includes a projected 10% increase in health‑insurance costs; that appropriation resolution will return for further readings and final action.
