Sidney-Shelby Economic Partnership presents... ISSUE 15 - SUMMER 2015
Inside this Issue ASK AMY STAGING RECEIVES HONOR Granted Prestigious Eclipse Integrity Award... PAGE 2
SSEP PARTICIPATES IN DP&L PROGRAM Site Certification Program helps recruit projects... PAGE 2
NEW EMI FACILITY BREAKS GROUND Expansion needed to accommodate dramatic growth.... PAGE 4
Voter Approved Street Repair Begins City of Sidney Assistant City Manager/ Public Works Director Gary Clough recently released a finalized list of roadways to be included in the City’s 2015 Street Maintenance program. The streets slated for improvement include: • West Ave. - Court St. to North St. • Goode St. - Eastern Half • Hoewisher Rd. - Plum Ridge Trail to Parkwood St. • N. Main Ave. - Kossuth St. to Parkwood St. • S. Miami Ave. - Water St. to S. Main Ave. • Spruce Ave. - Railroad to Amherst Dr. • Fairmont Dr. - Spruce Ave. to Colonial Drive • Colonial Drive - Fair Rd. to Spruce Ave. • Stolle Ave. - S.R. 47 to Campbell Rd. • Stewart 3rd Subdivision (Stewart Ave., Daniel Dr., Glenn Dr. , Robert Dr., Cheryl Dr.) • Wells - Hoewisher Rd. to Parkwood St. • Parkwood St. - Hoewisher Rd. to Greenlefe Ct. The City expects to bid the street improvement projects later this summer, with a completion date anticipated before the end of November. Clough remarked, “Many streets are now at a critical junction where minor preventative maintenance and thin overlays will not extend the life of the pavement and delayed maintenance will continue to exponentially increase the severity of the pavement repairs and associated costs.” He noted that the proposed street program
for 2015 would focus on crack sealing newer streets to extend their lifespan and the remainder of the program’s first three years would be focused on streets in the middle of the pavement rating scale. City Finance Officer Ginger Adams reported, “The City expects to spend over $16,000,000 solely for street improvements during the five year period the additional 0.25% income tax is in place.” She continued, “This total includes the $600,000 allocated annually from the Capital Improvement Fund for street improvements.” In November 2014, City of Sidney voters approved an increase in the municipal income tax rate by 0.25%, with the proceeds from this increase being used exclusively for the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and maintenance of streets, alleys, bridges, and related curbs and gutters within the City. The increase was approved for a five year period.