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MECCA -- The planned township hall project was rebid this summer after original bids came in too high, and bids received in August are being reviewed by Phillips Sekanick Architects.
Officials said some adjustments were made to the original plan in order to obtain a bid within the township's budget. Once a building bid has been accepted, the contract with King Brothers for the septic installation also will be signed.
Trustee Christen Clemson said some contractors had contacted her with questions.
She referred them to Trumbull County Planning Commission Director Julie Green.
Plans are for a new township hall to be constructed at the township park property off state Route 46. The building would provide space for meetings and community events.
There also would be space provided for a daycare at the building.
This was the second time township trustees rebid the township hall project that has been scaled down.
Trustee Chairman Tom Domes said previously trustees decided at the July meeting to proceed with rebidding the project with several project adjustments made to the plans. Stephanie Holko from Phillips Sekanick Architects had presented a revised floor plan for the building that better aligns within the township's budget.
Holko suggested trustees go out for bid with a scaled down design and Clemson said she received information from KO Consulting about additional funding ideas.
Clemson said an additional $100,000 in American Rescue Plan funds was received from the Trumbull County Commissioners on top of the $175,000 they already had dedicated.
Trustees said with the additional $100,000 in ARP funds, the township has $532,471, which includes $98,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources capital improvement budget, $175,000 in ARP funds from the Trumbull County commissioners and $259,400 from the township.
Trustees said they expect the project to be done by the end of the year
Domes said the first time the project had to be rebid was because bids from contractors came in more than 20% higher than the engineer's initial estimate.
Clemson said the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has approved the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and the permit to install for the septic.
In addition to the town hall, Mecca trustees also are considering a sidewalk project, after receiving some state funding to do so, Clemson added.
RESIDENTS DISCUSS CIRCLE
Resident Roger Shafer said the township circle is looking nice with upgrades that are being donated by a local family. He also inquired as to whether the township roads could have lines painted on them.
Clemson stated that when this was checked on previously, it was very expensive to have done and the township would then be responsible for keeping those lines painted. Resident Wanda Tolley said she would like to see if the flower baskets could be rearranged around the circle to be seen better.
After residents complained about ripples in the road on Housel Craft Road west of North Park, the area was checked by trustees, who said this area is not a priority because there are other roads with worse problems that need to be addressed first.
Trustee Dan Gladd said he would like to see the township emails changed to make sure everyone is on the same provider and would prefer the emails to be .gov for security purposes. The issue was postponed to a later date for further discussion.
Trustees noted the town hall and park rental forms do not have the non-resident rental charge. Trustees agreed that they would verbally relay that information to any nonresident who calls to rent.
Clemson also asked about the status of the GPS systems in the maintenance trucks and who has access to the information gathered on them. Gladd said the trustees all have access and were sent a code to set up their account.
Gladd said that the remaining part was in for the final truck and would be installed by AirWave.