City will pay over $1.8M of Rombach work; hope is for access to American Rescue Plan Act funds
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
WILMINGTON — Despite much frustration, Wilmington City Council agreed the city will pay over $1.8 million of the huge upcoming Rombach Avenue project.
At a special council meeting on Tuesday night, Safety/Service Director Brian Shidaker informed council he received an estimate and bids for the massive Rombach Avenue project.
The final estimate from the Ohio Department of Transportation was that the project would cost “shy of $7.2 million.”
However, the lowest bid the city received from contractors was over $9 million, much higher than what the city had budgeted for.