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County considers CDBG applications for West Unity pump station and downtown Bryan elevator repairs
Summary
At a second public hearing, Maumee Valley Planning briefed Williams County commissioners on two Community Development Block Grant applications: West Unity’s pump station replacement (RPIG, $750,000 max; one-to-one local match required) and a downtown Bryan FLEX project for 119 S. Beech St. to improve stairs and the elevator (project estimate $226,700).
Maumee Valley Planning representatives Estee and Lorenzo presented Williams County commissioners with two CDBG applications during a second public hearing on April 30. The first, a Residential Public Infrastructure Grant application for West Unity, would fund a pump station replacement; the program carries a maximum award of $750,000 and requires a one-to-one local match, the presenters said. Officials noted the project’s estimated need is less than the program cap and that the village is pursuing other funding to meet the required match; Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) funds of $175,000 are already committed.
The second application would use the FLEX downtown grant for work at 119 South Beech Street in Bryan, where the building owner seeks up to $250,000 to pay a $226,700 project that includes creating a stairway, widening another stair, and repairing the building’s elevator so upper floors are usable. Lorenzo said the application would be justified under the program’s “spot slum and blight” objective; the city must pass a resolution and provide an inspector’s determination that the property meets the slum-and-blight standard before the county can submit the application.
Commissioners discussed timing and monitoring requirements that affect future application eligibility. Estee explained that final project paperwork and a state monitoring visit must be completed to free an allocation spot; construction should be substantially complete in the months before final reporting so monitoring can occur on schedule. Commissioners raised concerns about contractor oversight after reports of settling driveways and open catch basins on a recently inspected project, and stressed the need for stronger coordination among engineers, trustees and contractors during construction and closeout.
The planning representatives said they will prepare a draft resolution authorizing the grant submissions; commissioners agreed they could adopt that resolution at a later meeting. No formal vote on the applications was recorded at the hearing; the public hearing portion of the record was informational and intended to satisfy program requirements before a subsequent authorization vote.
