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Canal Winchester council adopts $548,000 appropriation amendment to cover roof, engineering, ROW and other needs
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 26-013 to amend the 2026 appropriation ordinance, reallocating funds for capital needs including a roof replacement at city property, engineering for a railroad underpass, right-of-way acquisition, and other construction and water-fund repairs.
Canal Winchester City Council adopted Ordinance 26-013 on June 15, approving an amendment to the 2026 appropriation ordinance to fund several near-term capital and operating needs.
Finance director Amanda Jackson told council the amendment reallocates approximately $548,000 in the general fund and adds funds in other funds (Greengate TIFF and water fund) for items the staff said were either time-sensitive or had experienced cost overruns. Major items in the request included a $60,000 roof replacement at 36 South High Street to address ongoing leakage; roughly $173,000 for professional engineering operating expenses to handle an unusually high volume and complexity of plan reviews; $125,000 for engineering related to a railroad underpass project (including a roughly $37,000 deposit to the railroad for plan review); and $312,000 in construction capital outlay, including right-of-way acquisition tied to the Winchester Boulevard roundabout and ground-stabilization work for McGill Park Phase 2. The Greengate TIFF fund allocation included $60,000 for the Greengate Boulevard extension; the water fund amendment added $40,000 for IT upgrades at the water plant and hydrant repairs.
Councilors asked how much of the plan-review cost is recovered through fees and whether the railroad deposit might be refundable; staff said review fees recover much of the cost over time but cash flow is needed to pay vendors, and the railroad deposit is likely to be drawn down for review with little likelihood of refund.
A motion was made to waive additional readings and to adopt the ordinance for immediate funding; the motion carried on roll call and the ordinance was adopted that evening.
What it finances: The amendment moves capital and operating funding into place for immediate work on building maintenance, engineering for multiple public-infrastructure projects, right-of-way acquisition and water-system repairs tied to recent traffic incidents.
Speakers quoted: Amanda Jackson (finance director) and Bill Sims (construction director).
