01-27-25 Administrator's Report

Don Harrod • January 27, 2025

To:  Mayor, Council Members, and Others

From:  Donald W. Harrod, Administrator

  1. The Village has learned from the Ohio Department of Transportation that our request to have the speed limit lowered on State Route 66 from Seventh Street to SR 119/Bensman Road has been approved. The speed limit will be lowered from 45 mph to 35 mph on both sides of the road in this area. Officials from ODOT have indicated that their sign crews will be changing out the speed limit signs in the next few weeks.
  2. Crews from Heyne Construction continue to work on the Paris Street Shelter House Project. Even with the cold weather, they continue to lay block for the shelter house facility. In addition, they have completed the plumbing rough-ins and continue to work on the in wall electrical rough-ins. Heyne’s have advised us that within the next couple of weeks, they should begin starting the wood framing and setting trusses.
  3. On Friday, January 20th, the village and Choice One Engineering met with Jeff Ball from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Real Estate and Land Management team and Dave Faler, ODNR’s Miami Erie Canal Land Manager regarding the extension of a multi-use trail from First Street to Loramie Creek, just north of Ft. Loramie. Both Mr. Ball and Mr. Faler indicated that the walking path could be placed along the tow path of the canal on exisitng land owned and managed by ODNR. Mr. Faler indicated that his crews could build the stone base for the trail, if village crews would assist with hauling dirt and stone. Mr. Faler stated that the village could utilize the funds from the State to purchase the stone. Work on the project could begin in June. Choice One Engineering is verifying surveys along the route and the village’s will be sending notices to adjacent property owners regarding the project.
  4. The TDS dilution wells installed by Moody’s of Dayton on land south of the waste water treatment facility are now operatable. Crews are able to run the wells in hand, but are not yet able to run the wells off of the village’s SCADA system. CDM Smith, Buschur Electric and Moody’s are working on a few minor details in order to make the wells operable off of the SCADA system. Hopefully, this work will be completed shortly.