At the Oct. 2 meeting of Sylvania City Council, several requests by Service Director Kevin Aller for grant applications were approved.
Those include an Ohio Public Works Commission grant for $100,000 to assist with the cost of the Monroe, Summit, and Main streets traffic signal improvement project. The total cost of that project is $580,657. Council also approved the acquisition of the right-of-way property on the northwest corner of Monroe Street from WFZ Properties LLC and accepting a Warranty Deed right-of-way from the city of Sylvania on the south side of Monroe Street.
Council approved a second OPWC grant application for $483,975 to help fund the Harroun Road and Ravine Drive improvement project, which will install a traffic signal and add turning lanes at Flower Hospital’s main entrance, to be realigned with Ravine Drive. The total cost is $1,641,173 and will also be funded by a Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality grant for $673,250, Pro Medica contribution of $100,00 and the city’s contribution of $383,948.
A third OPWC grant application request for $1,000,000 for the US23/Monroe Street Interchange Improvement project was approved to help with the funding for the $33,001,368 project. If successful, the remaining cost will be funded by an Ohio Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Block Grant of $6,536,145; an ODOT Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality grant of $2888,638; an ODOT Highway Safety Improvement Program grant of $9,7689,262; an ODOT District Preservation grant of $6,361,000; an ODOT Internal Labor grant of $1,473,200; and the city’s contribution of $4,973,124.
The final approval was for an OPWC grant application of $599,229 for phase one of the Downtown Transportation Improvement project. Other funds for the $2,922,393 project include the city’s distributive share of the Local Fiscal Recovery Funds of $2,030,923 and the city’s contribution of $292,241.
Aller’s request to apply for an Ohio Water Development Authority loan of $998,778.72 to help cover the cost of the phase three of the Main Street sanitary sewer lining project was approved as was his request to accept the bid of Inliner Solutions LLC for the project.
Prior to the start of the regular council meeting, Council President Mark Frye conducted a Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss the options of the Downtown Transportation Improvement project. After much discussion, council decided to adopt the two-phase construction plan. Funding for the project will include OPWC grants, an LFRF grant, Downtown Sylvania TIF, and city funding. Construction for this project is scheduled to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2026.
The next city council meeting is scheduled for Oct. 16 at 7:30 pm.