Cadiz Village Council

Jan. 11 meeting

KEY ACTION Mike Sliva and Mark Chisnell of the Cadiz Community Improvement Corporation (CCIC) spoke to council concerning a proposed nature trail that would run from Ohio 9 near the entrance of the new Harrison Hills City School District to Country Club Road.

DISCUSSION Cadiz Village Solicitor Costa Mastros began the meeting stating that the Community Improvement Corporation (CCIC) anticipates getting a $400,000 Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) grant for a sidewalk.

The main issue centered around a 10-foot stretch of land from the soon to be Husky Way connecting to Ohio 9, which the school previously did not own, but has since purchased. Mastros said one of the requirements of the ODNR was that the school, in order to obtain any grants for that type of project, would need to have a lease on the property that involves the nature trail

Mastros said this needed done through through a lease from the village of Cadiz, which he drew up to receive approval. The CCIC would act not only as the recipient of the grant but also the agent of the village in this matter as they have in the past (laws forbid a municipality to own or sell property).

"Basically this will be a three-party lease between the school board, the CIC and the village," Mastros explained. "The CIC will pay for the expansion of the nature trail with the grant money and whether or not they receive the grant money the CIC will pick up the tab to do that." Mastros added that the lighting is contingent on the grant money.

Silva, president of CCIC, and village council emphasized that the joint partnership was responsible only for long-term maintenance of the sidewalks, and the school would be responsible for day to day maintenance, such as salting and snow removal, for example.

"It's just good repair," Sliva said regarding the shared part of the expenses.

Sliva stated that within the use of the grant money would be additional space for a bike trail as well as lighting the whole length of the new street, from Route 9 to Country Club Road.

Sliva said that once the street is completed it would be turned over to the village. He said the school's responsibility for lighting would be the street that leads into the school itself, which would be Husky Way.

We thought it was fair to be a joint venture between the village and the school to share costs in the future if that sidewalk should ever need to be repaired or replaced," Sliva explained. "We are required by the state to get a lease on that property anyway to get this grant money, because it's school property until this is dedicated over to the village."

Council approved the lease agreeing to partner with the school.

OTHER BUSINESS

Village Administrator Charley Bowman gave his bimonthly report. He said they had an issue with our clarifier and had to get parts especially made for it at the wastewater treatment plant. The parts won't be in until the end of January. Bowman said the EPA was notified.

Bowman said they are also having an issue with a trickling filter freezing up and commended Tom Carter of the water department for the work done in keeping that issue from expanding.

RUTH ANN NABB