Delays push back completion date of Glass Avenue work
The Daily Jeffersonian
Village Administrator Brennan Dudley recently told Byesville Village Council members that work continues on the Glass Avenue culvert project.
The project, which was scheduled for completion on April 9, has run into some delays.
According to Dudley there were some issues with personnel changes for the contractor. We did make some concessions for the paving portion of the project and also repair of the alley between the Creek and North Sixth Street, Dudley said. We will do those two things, and, in return, we will not be charged by the contractor. We can do those much better and more efficient I think and at less cost than what the contractor can do.
Times Leader Staff Writer
ST. CLAIRSVILLE St. Clairsville City Council members took no action Monday to correct a vote cast by email that appeared to violate the Ohio Open Meetings Act, but the emails were read aloud and each member verbally confirmed their vote was recorded correctly.
The vote by email occurred April 5 to fill two seats on the recreation board. Council chose not to rescind the vote and said plans are in the works to revive in-person meetings, which would hopefully prevent such incidents in the future.
According to the “2021 Ohio Sunshine Laws Manual” published by Attorney General Dave Yosts’s office: “A public body must make all of its meetings open to the public at all times. Secret ballots, whispering of public business, and ’round-robin’ discussions are all prohibited under the openness requirement.”
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SALEM Â The city Utilities Commission is expecting to hear in June whether a $15 million loan is coming Salem’s way to fund up front the Phase 3 sewer treatment plant upgrade.
Commission Chair Bob Hodgson mentioned the possibility of receiving a loan for the full amount from the Ohio Water Development Authority for the project.
Funds from a sewer rate increase that takes effect May 1 will help cover the payments for the loan needed to cover the required upgrades to meet regulatory demands, replace outdated equipment and increase efficiency at the plant on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The commission also hopes to secure a grant of $235,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission to cover nearly half the cost of a project to replace the rip-rap along the shoreline of the Salem reservoir off of Gamble Road to help protect the dam structure. The utilities department would cover $236,000 of the $471,000 project cost.
Staff Writer
SALEM The city Utilities Commission is expecting to hear in June whether a $15 million loan is coming Salem’s way to fund up front the Phase 3 sewer treatment plant upgrade.
Commission Chair Bob Hodgson mentioned the possibility of receiving a loan for the full amount from the Ohio Water Development Authority for the project.
Funds from a sewer rate increase that takes effect May 1 will help cover the payments for the loan needed to fund the required upgrades to meet regulatory demands, replace outdated equipment and increase efficiency at the plant on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The commission also hopes to secure a grant of $235,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission to cover nearly half the cost of a project to replace the rip-rap along the shoreline of the Salem reservoir off of Gamble Road to help protect the dam structure. The utilities department would cover $236,000 of the $471,000 project cost.