Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hiram officials outline water-tower work, $1.875M water-treatment request and other capital projects
Summary
Village Administrator James McGee told Council the new water tower is online and described plans tied to a $1.875 million federal water-treatment appropriation request; Constance Avenue lift-station engineering is complete and multiple road, sidewalk and sewer projects are in design or application stages.
Village Administrator James McGee told the Hiram Village Council on Jan. 9 that the new water tower is now connected to the water system and that the water-plant control panel has been replaced. Valve-house construction at the tower is underway; when the valve house work is finished the village plans to relocate the fire antenna and the automated meter infrastructure (AMI) antenna to the new tower and remove the old tower in spring.
McGee said the village has applied for federal appropriations to fund Water Treatment Plant Improvements Phase 2, a package totaling $1.875 million that would cover valves, solenoids, conversion from chlorine gas to liquid and well upgrades. He also reported that Constance Avenue sewer lift-station engineering is complete and that the project should go out for construction bids in the spring.
The village has applied to AMATS for $1.6 million to widen the intersection of State Routes 700, 82 and 305, including generator-backed lighting and sidewalk work; McGee described the intersection widening as a safety and congestion improvement. The Wakefield Road sewer lift-station project was applied for through the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) as a $308,000 grant with a proposed 20-year loan of $50,000 for local match and reconstruction.
Assistant Village Administrator Steve Schuller presented General Fund expenditure and revenue comparisons and asked Council to review interest earnings; Council asked Fiscal Officer Susan Skrovan-DeYoung to check current interest rates with Middlefield Bank. Council also agreed that the question of purchasing an additional leaf machine (approximately $26,500) should be discussed at the Finance & Safety Committee and may require an amendment to appropriations.
McGee’s update lists several smaller projects on a wish list — street lighting, paving, sidewalk replacements and storm sewer work — that will be pursued as funding becomes available. No formal action was taken beyond scheduling committee review and noting planned bid timelines.
