Ashland County commissioners to seek state funding for bridge repairs

Ashland County Board of Commissioners

Thursday, Sept. 29, meeting

KEY ACTION Authorized County Engineer Ed Meixner to apply to the Ohio Public Works Commission for funding to replace bridges on County Road 1775 and on Main Street.

DISCUSSION The question of why the county is responsible for a bridge inside the city limits was brought up. “West Main Street is an extension of 1356,” Meixner explained. “People may ask, ‘why is the county funding a bridge in the city?’ The answer is because the Ohio Revised Code says we have to.

“The code says that any extension into the county, or into the city from the county, requires that the county share in the maintenance. We would like to apply and see if we can get some funding for this.”

Other action at the Ashland County commissioners meeting

• Approved appropriations for seven different agencies and authorized COBRA insurance rate prices effective Jan. 1, 2023.
• Approved the hiring of Marcus Rohde as a social service worker 2 with the Department of Job & Family Services.
• Approved travel for five county employees to attend various meetings in Columbus.
• Accepted a proposal from Total Environmental Services for asbestos and lead sampling at the Health Department building on Main Street at a cost of $575.
• Approved advertising to accept bids on Oct. 27 at 9:15 a.m. for an interior remodeling project for J&FS.
• Rejected a bid from National Lime & Stone Co. for granular materials and then approved advertising until Oct. 20 at 9:15 a.m. for the granular materials.
• Authorized a change order for a contract price increase of $118,054 to furnish and install CIP piles for the bridge replacement on state Route 30A in Mohican Township.
• Accepted a quote from Farnsworth Fence for construction of fencing inside the Hartman Spreng Garage at a cost of $5,700.

UP NEXT Meets at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in the conference room on the second floor of the County Office Building. The meetings are open to the public and livestreamed on the county's Facebook page.