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Washingtonville seeks grant for water study

WASHINGTONVILLE — Council approved authorizing the Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) to apply for a grant up to $10,000 to pay for an asset management program for the water and wastewater systems during Monday’s meeting.

Utilities superintendent Brian Gudat said the program could cost up to $20,000, so if it’s more than $10,000, “we’re going to have to come up with that.”

The asset management program is in Ohio Senate Bill 2 and includes matters dealing with the environment and natural resources, air and water pollution control and waste disposal.

The program must be filed in October of 2018.

Councilwoman Peggy Frank said, “It’s a state of Ohio requirement.”

Gudat said, “We have no choice.”

Mayor Herman Frank said, “So we have to give RCAP approval to apply for this” and council approved it unanimously.

In other business, Gudat said he was hoping to get the interior of the water tank cleaned, an operation that is done with divers.

“It can’t be done until April or May,” he said. The last time it was cleaned was in 2011 and it also included spot repairs that totaled $3,400.

“I would like to get on their schedule when they get to Ohio and put us on the list,” Gudat said.

Councilman Al Vignon asked how bad the outside was and Gudat said it needed repainting and the last time that occurred it cost between $30,000 and $35,000.

Council approved getting on the list for cleaning the inside and there was no further discussion on the painting the outside. Gudat also advised there was other maintenance work needed that he expected to do in-house.

In other business, Frank advised there was a change order for $2,499 on the Boston Street culvert work.

It involved additional piping and concrete work, Frank said.

Councilman James McFarland said, “They did a pretty good job down there” and council approved a motion to pay for the change order.

Council also approved an additional $1,091 to pay for a safety fencing at the Boston Street culvert, work that had been in one of the alternate bid packs.

Frank said, “Were talking about safety … it’s more-or-less a safety factor. A little kid riding a bike could go down there.”

Councilwoman Brenda Briden, attending her last meeting, said there was a resident across from the culvert work who was having water back up into his house.

Briden said it was in the contract agreement with the resident that the village would maintain it.

Council also approved two housekeeping measures to provide end-of-the-year appropriations and temporary appropriations for current and other operating expenses through 2018.

Council’s next regular meeting date would be Jan. 1, but it will skip that date and meet on Jan. 15.

Frank said any resident interested in the open council seat should submit a letter of interest by Jan. 12.

Fiscal Officer Dale Davis said, “Any resumes that come in, council will get them before the Jan. 15 meeting.”

lshields@salemnews.net

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