03-18-25 Administrator's Report

Don Harrod • March 18, 2025

To:  Mayor, Council Members, and Others

From:  Donald W. Harrod, Administrator

  1. The Village hosted a meeting on the 17th with the seven establishments that will be a part of the MORA. We went over the rules and regulations regarding the MORA, discussed the purchase of the designated cups and answered any questions that the group had.
  2. Crews from Heyne Construction continue to work on the Paris Street Shelter House Project. Heyne’s have cleaned the masonry, installed trusses and roofing materials and continued to work on the plumbing and electric rough-ins. The splash pad contractor has ordered the debris trap and reservoir and that is expected to be delivered the week of April 7th with work on the splash pad starting the week of the 14th.
  3. Work on the new well field generator building at the Four Seasons Park is underway. Village crews have pulled in the wire and they are ready to pour the floor of the building.
  4. The Parks Department have installed the wind screens at the Pickleball Courts and are working on the windscreens around the diamonds. Village crews have found lights out that need replaced on the diamonds and the electric department will rent a lift to replace them. Ryan ad Adam continue to prepare the fields for play as girls high school softball has already started practicing
  5. On Thursday, March 6th we opened bids for the new transformer at the southeast substation. We received a total of six bids during the bid opening. The bids were given to Encompass Engineering for their review and recommendation which we hope to have to council at an upcoming meeting.
  6. On Monday, March 3rd, ODOT hosted a pre-construction meeting for the State Route 66 Crosswalk project. Both Scott Langenkamp and I attended the meeting. It looks like the contractor will start the project sometime in mid-April once the asphalt plants open for the year. The Contractor has forty- five days to complete the project.
  7. The Public Work’s Department has moved the signage at Seventh and Paris Street a little further east to let motorist know the speed limit and that there is a curve ahead. We have been in talks with AES about moving a pole in the area. According to AES, in order to move the one pole at the curve, they would need to install four poles in various places at the intersection. We also inquired with AES about our electric department taking over the customers who live on Corporation Line Road. If we were to do that, the pole could be eliminated.
  8. The Public Works Department has been out repairing about eight hydrants that were identified as needing repairs the last time the village conducted hydrant flushing. Crews will also be going throughout the village over the next couple of weeks and trimming back brush that encroaches into the alley rights-of-way.
  9. All of the electric trucks were recently dielectrically tested. All trucks passed the test; however, it was identified that the digger truck had a hydraulic leak in the extension arm cylinder. In order to repair the leak, the fiberglass would need to be removed from the boom and the cylinder repaired. This work would need to be done at Utility Equipment facility in Circleville.
  10. The installation of the sprinkler system is underway in the Oktoberfest Par. Village crews recently installed a vault to house the backflow preventor and the water meter. Flow Masters Irrigation has begun to install the lines and the sprinkler heads in the park.
  11. With the warner weather the village electric department will begin removing the lights in the trees along Fourth Street before the trees start to bud.
  12. The VFW has installed a flag retirement box in front of the village offices near the front door. Residents who have a old flag that needs to be disposed of can drop off the flag in the box and the VFW will properly dispose of it.