Month: October 2023

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR This is an intent to inform the public regarding past, current and future road projects since July of 2022: Combined Sewer Separation Project 8 & 9: Entered into the Engineer Agreement in April of 2020. Construction concluded in July of 2022. Streets impacted were Mettabrook, W. Garfield, Allen, West and Sanderson. Cost: Grant/Loan funding through Ohio Environmental Protection Agency & Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, 2.4 Million. Local Share (Village) $766,880.00. Combined Sewer Separation Project 3, 11 & 12: Entered into the Engineer Agreement in January of 2022. Construction is set to begin Mid November of 2023 and concluded before November of 2024. Streets impacted are Brookside, St. Richards Court, Hickory, Maple, Birch, Oak, Elm, Hallett, Airport Highway, Forrester, S. Main Street. Cost: Grant/Loan funding through Ohio Environmental Protection Agency & Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, 3.8 Million, Local Share from the Village Water Resource Recovery Facility Slated Funds $220,000. Airport Highway Improvement: Entered into the Engineer Agreement in April of 2022. Scope of the project is to improvement traffic safety at the corner of Airport & Hallett, Airport & Main Street. This includes changes in signals at both intersections to allow for ease of Left Hand turns off Airport. Also includes morning the merging lane that is currently West of Main Street to the East side of Main Street on Airport Highway. Currently under design with Engineer. Construction to begin …

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This post is an intent to inform the public regarding miscellaneous completed projects since July of 2022 with little to no cost to the Village (this is one post out of several to come, we didn’t want to get too lengthy). Here is what has transpired within the Village of Swanton: Downtown Beautification: We put together a “Downtown Beautification Day” and organized volunteers within the community to come help weed and clean up the downtown flowerbeds which, in turn, resulted in Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse bringing their staff to help make task fly by! After continued discussion occurred between the management of Foertmeyer & Sons and the Village, an agreement was made for them to continue to take care of the maintenance of the flowerbeds with minimal cost to the Village. They also put together the planters that were around the street lights and gave the flowerbeds where the Doughboy is in Memorial Park a facelift. The downtown has never looked so beautiful! (less than 15k) Fountain in Pilliod Park: The pump to the fountain was burned up/broken. With the help of the Swanton Rotary Club we were able to get a replacement and establish an agreement with Oak Park Garden Center to handle the care/winterizing of the pump. It has been flowing beautifully ever since! ($700) Caboose in Pilliod Park: The Swanton Rail Road Club has restored the Caboose to its natural beauty from when the Haller family originally …

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