Board sends multiple roads to bid; 150th Street included as an alternate after resident objections

Silver Creek Township's supervisors voted to send several road projects to the township engineer for bid preparation and to include 150th Street as an alternate after residents expressed disappointment that it had been removed from this year's work list.

During public comment, Ryan Olsen and other residents said they were disappointed 150th Street was left off the list and noted concerns about the cost of calcium chloride treatment and delays tied to the Locke Lake Watershed study. After the public comment period concluded, board members discussed the relative merits of traditional chip seal over gravel versus an Ultra bond product that adds cost but is projected to be more durable.

The board then voted 4-0 to ask Otto Engineering to prepare project bid documents for Curtis, Clementa and Barton Avenues and for 155th, 159th and 134th Streets, with 150th Street included as an alternate for both chip seal and Ultra bond. The minutes record that Chris Klein will contact Otto Engineering to begin procurement steps.

The minutes do not specify estimated project costs, funding sources, or a construction schedule. Board members also expressed sympathy for residents whose repairs were postponed because culvert replacement studies remain outstanding, a factor the board said influenced its decision to treat some streets as alternates rather than definite projects.