They received one bid from Federal Signal, totaling $59,252, including sirens, material and labor. Remsing said she would be working to submit both applications on OCEAN, the Department of Development’s website, in the coming weeks.Īt 10 a.m., commissioners held a bid opening for a tornado siren for the Village of Greenfield, which will also be funded through the county’s Community Development Block Grant program. Both grants are subject to review by the Ohio Department of Development, are due June 14 and should be awarded in early September.Īfter meeting with Remsing, commissioners voted 3-0 to approve the resolution to authorize and direct the President of the County Board of Commissioners to submit an application for Community Development Block Grant to the Ohio Department of Development for both proposed projects. The scope of the project will replace approximately 10,950 linear feet of sewer pipe, 9,040 sanitary sewer service, 285 wyes and 50 manholes consisting of standard precast and precast drop.”įor this grant, there is $750,000 in state funding available, according to Remsing. The outcome of this project will benefit the entire village, consisting of 4,339 residents. “Phase one will address the high-priority areas east of Washington Street and south of Jefferson Street. “This project will replace the main sanitary sewer line manholes and wyes located within the critical failing parts of the lines,” Remsing said. It would also include “site cleanup and remediation from the construction, including repair of roads and driveways,” she told commissioners. The Village of Greenfield is seeking a Residential Public Infrastructure grant for sanitary sewer line replacements that would impact the entire village, according to Remsing. “The funding available is $500,000,” Remsing said. The county is applying for a Critical Infrastructure grant for the Rolling Acres subdivision in New Market Township, Remsing said, which if approved would “replace 4,000 linear feet of existing sewer lines and 12 precast manholes. Remsing said two project applications were submitted for the initial funding round this year: one from Nicole Oberrecht, who is overseeing the county’s ARPA funds and other grant funding for major projects, such as the county’s sewer improvements and one from the Village of Greenfield. Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades voted to submit applications for two new Community Development Block Grant projects and held a bid opening for a previously awarded project during their Wednesday, May 24 meeting.Ĭommissioners met with their clerk Mary Remsing, who is the county’s Community Development Block Grant coordinator, to rank and review projects, after which they passed a resolution approving an application for two local proposals.

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