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Bentleyville schedules resident meeting on road dedication, approves 2026 road contract and discusses MetroParks trees
Summary
Council approved a $265,000 contract for the 2026 Road Program, asked staff to convene residents to discuss road dedication and financing, and directed the law director to coordinate notices after repeated MetroParks trees fell into village right-of-way.
Council members on May 20 approved a contract for the village's 2026 road program and discussed several near-term public-works issues, including bridge inspections, guardrail repairs and recurring trees from adjacent MetroParks falling into right-of-way.
Engineer and Building Official Jeff Filarski said he submitted Miles Road and Franklin Road to a NOWACA federal funding list and is still inspecting the Solon Road bridge railing. Filarski told council he will set up a meeting with residents of Overlook and Pine, and possibly Parkwood Circle, to explain options for dedicating their roads and to discuss financing choices; he aims to schedule that meeting before the June council meeting.
Council authorized Ordinance 2026-21, which allows the mayor to sign a contract with Geauga Highway Co. for the 2026 Road Program for an amount not to exceed $265,000. Filarski said the low bid came from Geauga Highway and the work is expected to begin in June and be completed by September.
Service Director Matt Maistros reported a NEO Fence quote of about $13,000 for guardrail repairs. Maistros and others noted this year has seen multiple trees from the MetroParks fall into the right-of-way, three of which struck power lines. Sergeant Tom Cutwright said MetroParks has a forestry division that handles dead trees but FirstEnergy must respond first when power lines are involved. Law Director Joe Grandinetti said, "the usual way is to send a courtesy notice to the homeowner," and agreed to coordinate with Maistros to begin that outreach.
Committee discussion also covered a sign-design project with quotes between $5,000 and $10,000 and the Millstone planting project, which will use funds from the janitorial account plus donated mulch and leaf hummus. Council generally agreed the Garden Club should receive its annual grant payment early in the year to manage project funds.
Next steps assigned at the meeting included scheduling the resident dedication meeting, coordinating start dates with the road contractor and sending courtesy notices to homeowners when park trees fall into the right-of-way.
