HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Township officials and residents received updates about the road department’s activities, as well as where things stand with improving worn down infrastructure in the community.

During his road report on Tuesday, on the heels of trustees placing a 1-mill renewal levy on the ballot for November’s election, Trustee Eric Lamb said he did the math and some measurements on Regina Drive, a joint city and township road he deemed the worst in the township.

Lamb said the road department is still waiting on the Trumbull County Engineer’s Office to give him an exact measurement.

“The road is 1,048 feet long; the township owns 295 feet of it, which is roughly 21.9%, so we’re hopefully gonna do a joint venture with the city and do that road,” Lamb said. “The township portion of that road would be roughly $7,373.”

Lamb said the city would be covering the difference, which he expects to come up at their next trustee meeting.

TRAFFIC STUDY

Lamb said traffic study requests have been submitted through the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments for Morningside, Beachwood, Shadyside and Oakmont Drive, which will count traffic for a week per location.

“Once these traffic studies come back and road assessments, useful life evaluations for the road and the project cost estimates are complete, (Fiscal Officer) Jen (Evans) and I are going to sit down and discuss and look at our budget for the next couple of years,” Lamb said.

Lamb referenced the 0% interest loan through Eastgate that officials spoke about at their April meeting for the road’s useful life.

“If we have to take a $100,000 loan out and the road lasts 20 years, it only costs the taxpayers $5,000 a year, instead of footing a $100,000 bill against inflation,” Lamb said. “And we can start grouping patches of roads together throughout the township.”

Lamb said his long-term goal is to develop a multi-year road improvement strategy that allows the township to group sections, rather than individual roads.

“This approach would help us stay ahead of inflation, improve budgeting predictability, and allow more efficient project planning,” Lamb said.