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Strasburg village reports: grants, retention-pond study, public-safety stats and library schedule
Summary
Administrator Mike Rosenberry reviewed infrastructure grant applications and local projects, council approved a $7,000 Tekton retention-pond analysis, police and fire chiefs reported monthly call volumes and an accreditation visit, and library staff presented summer programming after a successful levy.
Village Administrator Mike Rosenberry delivered a wide-ranging report on April 7, outlining grant applications and ongoing projects. Rosenberry said the village submitted a $2.25 million grant application for the Bodmer Waterline project, submitted Safe Routes to School Phase III, and is advancing a wastewater treatment plant expansion 30% design that will be submitted under an Economic Development Administration grant. He also listed a $150,000 donation pledged toward the community center and a $750,000 capital-budget application in support of that project.
Rosenberry told council that Strasburg School Board asked the village to analyze storm runoff to a school retention pond; council approved a motion by Wes Hostetler, seconded by Martin Zehnder, to hire Tekton for the analysis at an estimated cost of $7,000. Rosenberry also reported that a radar sign has been installed on 9th Street SW, that an annexation package was forwarded to county commissioners, and that he met with Kimble Companies to discuss underground gas-well topology and tree-removal work (a $10,000 deposit was received for related work).
Fire Chief Jason Ely reported 37 calls for service in the recent reporting period, 82 calls in March, and 201 year-to-date; he said the department is compiling pricing for an Ohio Department of Natural Resources equipment grant and preparing surplus items for GovDeals. Police Chief Randy Haugh reported 155 calls and said an accreditation representative will visit the department on Thursday; he also asked for an executive session to discuss personnel matters and thanked Council member Kathy Burrier for assistance with a body-camera grant submission.
Library Director Michelle Ramsell, Branch Manager Emily Crilley and Brian Herzog presented the library’s 2026 summer schedule, reported 2025 attendance numbers, thanked voters for passage of the library levy, invited residents to a June 2 summer kickoff, and previewed a new library location expected in 2026.
Council approved an executive-session motion for personnel and real-property matters, then reconvened and adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
