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Council authorizes Choice One to begin ODOT TAP application for downtown High Street improvements
Summary
The Hicksville Village Council voted Sept. 2 to authorize consultant Choice One to begin applying for ODOT TAP funding to pay for streetscape and pedestrian improvements along High Street between Bryan and Maple; the firm will do traffic studies and paperwork for $4,800 and must apply by November.
Jim Morrisey of Choice One presented a downtown revitalization plan to the Hicksville Village Council on Sept. 2 calling for curbs, gutters, sidewalks, ramps, bump-outs, lighting and streetscape work along High Street from Bryan to Maple. The firm told council it would apply for Ohio Department of Transportation Transportation Alternatives Program (ODOT TAP) funding and perform required traffic studies and application paperwork for $4,800.
Council members voiced two priorities during the discussion: avoid losing on-street parking where possible and replace — not remove — the traffic signal at Bryan and High. Council Member Rob Bailey moved to authorize Choice One to begin the TAP application process; Council Member Kent Miller seconded. The motion carried with Bailey, Toni Egly, Eric Bassett, Miller and Charlie Martin voting yes and Ron Beverly voting no.
Mayor Michael Barth presided as council directed staff and the consultant to proceed with the application. Choice One said the TAP application must be filed by November; the firm will return with studies and a formal project scope as the next step. The project’s funding split could be either 80/20 or 90/10 depending on the final TAP award and matching funds availability.
The decision moves the village into the preliminary design and grant-application phase; council members asked staff to track parking impacts and signal replacement options as the consultant develops final recommendations.
