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Orville council fast-tracks OPWC application for East Pine Street stormwater and concrete work
Summary
The Orville City Council on Sept. 16 voted to submit an Ohio Public Works Commission application to rebuild East Pine Street and add stormwater controls, including underground storage and upgraded culverts, and adopted the resolution under an emergency suspension of the three-day reading rule.
The Orville City Council on Sept. 16 voted to authorize the safety service director to apply to the Ohio Public Works Commission for a project to reconstruct East Pine Street and add stormwater controls. The resolution was adopted after council suspended the three-day reading requirement.
Council member Lacks described the application as a two-part project: "This proposed OPWC grant project, if funded, would allow us to reconstruct the concrete on East Pine Street. ... We would also implement some additional stormwater controls there, including an underground stormwater storage, as well as upgrading the current culverts." He said the benefits would extend beyond the immediate Pine Street area and that city staff were finalizing cost details before submission.
The council voted to suspend the standard three-day reading and then approved the resolution. A councilmember requested a public hearing on the related ordinance at the next meeting, which the council scheduled to occur before the Oct. 7 regular meeting.
The resolution authorizes the safety service director to prepare and submit the OPWC State Capital Improvement Program application and to enter required agreements or loans. Council members noted the application deadline arrived quickly, prompting the emergency procedure.
If the grant is awarded, the project would include concrete reconstruction and stormwater infrastructure upgrades intended to reduce repeated flooding reported in the Pine Street corridor. City staff said detailed cost estimates and project scope will be shared as the application proceeds and emphasized that award is not guaranteed.
Next steps: staff will finalize application materials and, if the OPWC awards funds, return to council with agreements and detailed project budgets and timelines.
