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Mayor schedules Dec. 17 special meeting on CSX parcels; administrator reports on water, bridge and grants
Summary
Mayor Patterson announced a Dec. 17 special council meeting to discuss potential purchase of CSX properties; Administrator Bender updated council on water-plant issues, the Water Street bridge, VOIP phones, a Wood County Park District grant, East Broadway project and Sheetz developments.
Mayor Aaron Patterson told council that a special meeting is scheduled for Dec. 17 to provide more information about potential purchases of CSX property on the south side of the street across from Marathon and a parking lot across from the Midwest Recovery Center. The mayor requested an executive session after the Dec. 10 meeting under Ohio law (ORC 121.22(G)(1)) to consider personnel matters.
Village Administrator Mr. Bender gave a multi-item update, citing an ongoing water-plant issue, the water-main project, the Water Street bridge, the village’s VOIP phone system, PEP, a Wood County Park District grant, the East Broadway project and developments concerning Sheetz. No final decisions were recorded on these items at the Dec. 10 meeting; council directed staff to share more information at the Dec. 17 special meeting.
Pat Snyder of the Wood County Health Department briefly presented community-resource materials during public participation and provided handouts to those present.
Why this matters: the Dec. 17 special meeting could advance village negotiations over locally important parcels and confirm next steps for water and road projects noted by the administrator. Residents affected by infrastructure projects and nearby property transactions will likely follow the special meeting for details on scope, costs and timelines.
