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West Lafayette council adopts Safe Routes to School resolution, drops Clean Ohio Trails Fund application
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2026‑08 to submit a Safe Routes to School application and decided not to pursue the Clean Ohio Trails Fund application (2026‑09) after engineers raised concerns; several other grant and administrative resolutions received readings and some were declared emergencies for deadline purposes.
The Village of West Lafayette Council voted to adopt Resolution 2026‑08, authorizing the mayor to submit an application for the Safe Routes to School program and declaring the measure an emergency. The roll‑call vote recorded in the transcript shows Co — yes; Yoho — no; Mau — yes; Maple — no; Percy — yes; Fisher — yes; the motion carried.
In the same legislative review, councilors and staff discussed Resolution 2026‑09, a proposed application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Clean Ohio Trails Fund. The officer said that after consulting engineers, "that is one that we are going to suggest dropping" because of a lack of confidence the village would be awarded the grant and because engineering costs could make the application a negative contribution to the village. Council discussion left the item without further pursuit during the meeting.
Council also heard readings on several other resolutions: 2026‑10 (credit card use policy, second reading), 2026‑11 (authorization to apply for the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grant Program phase 2, second reading), 2026‑12 (migration to a .gov domain and application to a state and local cybersecurity grant, first reading and declared an emergency) and 2026‑13 (requesting state capital budget community project funding for Waterworks Park improvements — first reading and declared an emergency). The village administrator said 2026‑13 would seek state capital project funding for ball diamond upgrades, a splash pad, new restrooms, trees and benches and noted the application deadline was March 16.
The council also approved routine bills and adjourned. No executive session was held.
Next procedural steps identified in the meeting: staff will not advance the Clean Ohio Trails Fund application at this time; the mayor will be authorized to submit the Safe Routes application; the village administrator and staff will pursue submissions for the .gov domain migration and the Waterworks Park capital request as emergency filings to meet deadlines.
