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Residents press council on Cross Pond estimates, road patches and construction noise
Summary
Several residents used public comment at the Sept. 10 Greene City Council meeting to urge faster follow-up on Cross Pond sediment estimates and to request temporary pavement patches and answers about long-running noise and foundation concerns on Massillon Road.
Residents raised several infrastructure complaints and questions during the council's public-comment period.
Tim Smith of 321 Mount Pleasant asked the council to reconcile a ‘‘250% difference'' between two engineering estimates for the council's Alternative 4 pond-preservation option, noting the original Thrasher report included $184,000 for sediment removal. He said EnviroScience's proposal appeared to start with Thrasher's total and not reduce the sediment-removal figure; Smith asked staff to confirm whether keeping sediment on-site to avoid high trucking costs had been fully considered.
Todd Roberson of Hidden Lake Drive told council members he and other residents have repeatedly requested additional quotes and documents and said, "We haven't got 1 bit of information on all this information we requested," adding he only received an email from staff two hours before the meeting and asked whether there is a faster way than waiting for monthly council meetings to move the project forward.
Byron Cullum said sections of Massillon Road near his house are heaving and asked for temporary patches to manholes and surfacing ahead of a longer repaving project. He raised safety and property concerns, said he has filed police reports about noise, and asked whether the pavement being scheduled by ODOT will meet heavy-load specs; staff said ODOT-led repaving south of Greensburg will repave the road and they will follow up with Cullum and provide project specifications when available.
Jim Gisbrecht, who earlier had questioned park-related traffic, told the council he was wrong about the expected traffic impact and apologized; he renewed a request for a pending speed study and was told a work order for the study has been approved and results will be presented to ODOT because Massillon Road is a state route.
Council staff acknowledged receipt of requests for additional information on the pond project and committed to follow up with the administrative project lead (Paul/Pickett) and to share documents as they become available. Residents pressed for clearer timelines and more frequent or ad hoc coordination outside the monthly meeting cycle.
The public-comment exchanges focused on project estimates, potential cost-saving measures (keeping sediment on-site), pavement specifications for heavy truck traffic, temporary patching for safety, and the pace of staff responses to resident requests.
