Girard Mayor Jim Melfi stands next to an ice-covered Upper Girard Lake last week and talks about efforts to sell the lake and surrounding property so it can be redeveloped. The city previously received one bid for $1 million, but the minimum bid is $4.2 million, so council is looking at its options for the 750-acre property.
Staff file photo / R. Michael Semple
GIRARD For sale: 750 acres of lakefront property lake included.
Girard officials are reviewing options on what to do with the Girard Upper Lake property, which the city has been trying to sell.
In fact, city council has scheduled a discussion on the sale or other options for the lake property for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at its next meeting.
Delphos, others receive $17.5M in financing from Ohio EPA Delphos logo COLUMBUS Communities in Northwest Ohio are receiving approximately $17.5
million in low-interest rate funding from Ohio EPA to improve wastewater
and drinking water infrastructure and make other water quality
improvements. The loans were approved between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020.
The lower interest rates and principal forgiveness will save these
communities more than $6.76 million.
For the fourth quarter of 2020, the following projects in the area are receiving funding:
Delphos is receiving two loans. The first is a $447,566 loan to replace a water main on Fifth Street.
This
loan includes $350,000 in principal forgiveness. Principal forgiveness
Ohio EPA awards financing to Southeast Ohio communities
Staff Report
Communities in Southeast Ohio are receiving more than $15.1 million in low-interest and principal forgiveness funding from Ohio EPA to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make other water quality improvements.
According to a news release from Ohio EPA, the loans were approved between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. The lower interest rates and principal forgiveness will save these communities more than $10 million.
Statewide, Ohio EPA awarded approximately $303.8 million in loans during the fourth quarter of 2020, including $19.2 million in principal forgiveness. Combined, Ohio communities will save more than $61.2 million when compared to market-rate loans. The projects are improving Ohio’s surface water quality and the reliability and quality of Ohio drinking water systems.
Ohio EPA awards financing to Southeast Ohio communities
Staff Report
Communities in Southeast Ohio are receiving more than $15.1 million in low-interest and principal forgiveness funding from Ohio EPA to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make other water quality improvements.
According to a news release from Ohio EPA, the loans were approved between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. The lower interest rates and principal forgiveness will save these communities more than $10 million.
Statewide, Ohio EPA awarded approximately $303.8 million in loans during the fourth quarter of 2020, including $19.2 million in principal forgiveness. Combined, Ohio communities will save more than $61.2 million when compared to market-rate loans. The projects are improving Ohio’s surface water quality and the reliability and quality of Ohio drinking water systems.
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WARREN “It’s going to be a busy summer,” with numerous sewer and waterline projects, and plant upgrade projects in Trumbull County, said Gary Newbrough, head of the county Sanitary Engineer’s office.
By the time the projects are completed, approximately 257 new sewer and water connections to the county system will be in place.
Of the eight projects ready to go in 2021, three are improvements to the county’s utility infrastructure.
A $20 million upgrade to the treatment plant in Brookfield is scheduled to start in about a month and is expected to be completed in 2022, according to Newbrough’s documents.