VILLAGE WASTEWATER PROJECT UPDATE
PER: The Village Wastewater Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) has been completed by Stantec Consulting and is now before the Planning Commission for their review. Once Planning completes their review, Council will begin their own review process and officially accept the PER final deliverable. We hope to have this process complete by Council at our November or December 2017 meeting.
Outreach: On September 21, Stantec Consulting held a PER review with our key stakeholders and a second session for the Community. I want to thank the many individuals who took time to attend the Village Stakeholder PER review session which included our commercial and industrial businesses, our non-profits and public institutions, and also several organizations that do not have a physical address in the Village, but do bring or attract hundreds of visitors to the Village every week to shop, hike, bike, eat, or overnight. And thank you to the more than 50 residents who attended the evening Community PER Review. At both sessions, Stantec was presented with very good questions about the future of a Village wastewater solution. As we continue on this journey, we will schedule periodic outreach sessions to keep the community, stakeholders and regulators as part of the conversation for a Village wastewater solution.
Funding: We need to stay diligent in applying for grant assistance through every traditional and non-traditional source we can identify. A professionally completed PER is required as part of the application process by many traditional funding agencies. Council`s approval of the Stantec PER will be essential in starting the grant application process for funding to offset the cost of a Village wastewater system and to ensure affordability for our residents and businesses. That said, the Village and Stantec have been invited to present our project on Friday, October 13, to the Small Communities Environmental Infrastructure Group (SCEIG) Financing Committee which has a representative from every major funder in Ohio. This is our opportunity to introduce the Village to several potential funders at one time, to discuss our wastewater project and our need for assistance. Let`s all keep our fingers crossed!
Questions? Feel free to reach out to any of Council`s Wastewater Core Team members:
Dee Holody, dholody@yahoo.com
Mary Booth, marymarybooth@yahoo.com
Bill Clifton, clifowh@hotmail.com.
| Dee Holody |