Council approves FY24 CDBG funding and emergency storm-sewer repairs for King Avenue

The South Lebanon City Council on May 15 approved Emergency Resolution 2025-19 to accept Warren County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the FY24 King Avenue street project and approved emergency payments for storm-sewer repairs discovered during work.

City staff reported the King Avenue package totaled approximately $131,890, composed of $94,000 awarded by the Warren County commissioners and roughly $37,800 carried over from the Hobart Street project. A recent change order increased contract totals; the city will pay its share as recorded in the resolution.

Separately, council approved paying Benchmark Land Management LLC $31,992 for storm-sewer repairs found under King Avenue. Council treated that payment as an emergency because the repairs were completed to address an active infrastructure issue and required immediate payment approval.

Public-works staff also described reuse of asphalt millings from the King project: contractor millings were repurposed for Rogers Park and a nearby parking lot. City staff said they will camera (video-inspect) sewer and water lines on projects such as Morrow before paving to avoid tearing up recently paved streets, and council members noted that added pre-paving inspection adds cost and may reduce the number of street projects next year unless additional grant funding is secured.

Both the CDBG grant acceptance and the emergency payment to Benchmark Land Management were approved by roll-call votes during the May 15 meeting.