LORDSTOWN — Village officials will ask county commissioners for American Rescue Plan funds to help cover costs for a $424,000 booster station replacement project on state Route 45.

Village Engineer Chris Kogelnik told council members on Monday that the village is applying for the funds and had originally sought ARP funds for two projects, with the second one being the Hallock Young Road waterline connector.

Planning / Zoning Administrator Kellie Bordner said the county commissioners are scheduled to meet Oct. 29 to discuss using the remaining ARP funds they have for additional projects. She said previously Lordstown’s projects were put on the county’s “maybe list.”

“I am not sure how much ARP funds are left. We will see what the commissioners can give us. Hopefully, they can fund both projects,” Bordner said.

The commissioners previously divided the requests for ARP funds into two lists. One, a “yes” list, included requests the three commissioners agreed they likely would approve for funding if they met all of the federal requirements. Commissioners are expected to complete those requests over the next several weeks.

Eight projects remain on the “yes” list that have not been either approved or rejected. These projects have an approximate value of $845,000. Once that list is complete, commissioners will consider approximately 23 applications on the county’s “maybe” list. Those projects are valued at $11,064,223.

County Auditor Martha Yoder last week noted the county was provided $38,557,294 in ARP funds from the federal government, and it has either spent or reserved approximately $37,685,848. The county has approximately $786,445 available to provide to organizations on the “maybe” list.

Kogelnik said the state Route 45 booster station project is the one that is the priority project.

In other business, village council received a letter from several residents wanting to know if the twice-a-month council meetings can be broadcast on Zoom to keep residents informed.

Surrounding communities air their meetings online live or make them available for viewing afterward.

Residents said they are asking for transparency of what is taking place in the village. Councilman Robert Bond said he has no problem with meetings being broadcast on social media.

“I know a lot of communities that do this. It is a good idea,” Bond said.

Bordner said the village does not have grants or money available to cover the costs for the needed video equipment and she said she has not found any grants that would cover the costs.

Officials said someone could come to a meeting and record it on their cellphone and then post it online.

Bordner said a newsletter on village business and happenings was costing $10,000 annually to put together and mail to residents, but less than 100 people were interested in receiving the newsletters.

“It was not economically feasible,” she said.

Mayor Jackie Woodward said the village does inform residents through a Code Red of emergency situations and happenings in the community. Council also entered into an agreement with Onsolve LLC to an existing license agreement with Emergency Communications Network LLC to provide emergency management telephone alert service for the village at $7,072.

In other matters, Bordner reported that a public hearing will be at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 for a zone change request from industrial to residential by TJX HomeGoods. She said the village planning commission voted to recommend that council approve the zone change for the 4.25-acre property off Ellsworth Bailey Road.