Lucas County commissioners set hearing for Big Coulee Ditch project, approve plats and crack‑sealing plan
February 17, 2026 | Lucas County, Ohio
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The Lucas County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 set a final hearing for the Big Coulee Ditch Improvement Project and approved a package of county‑engineer items, the board was told.
Chief of Staff Michael Hart told commissioners the engineer’s office had filed surveys, plans, maps, profiles and estimated benefit assessments and damages for the Big Coulee Ditch Improvement Project, petition number 1095, and that the next step is to set the date and hour for the final hearing. Hart also summarized Item 2 as approval of plans, specifications and a cost estimate for the Lucas County Engineer’s 2026 crack‑sealing program. He described Items 3 and 4 as approval of final plats and county engineer escrow agreements in lieu of performance bonds for Apple Blossom Reserve in Springfield Township and Rivertree Plat 2 in Sylvania Township.
A motion for approval was made and the Clerk called the roll. The transcript record shows Commissioner Cinecke responding “Yes” when called and Commissioner Oppenis responding “No”; the transcript does not provide a complete, unambiguous roll‑call tally for every commissioner on these items. The meeting proceeded to the next agenda items after the roll call.
The record available to the board did not include dollar amounts for the crack‑sealing program in the spoken presentation. Hart’s presentation in the meeting packet and formal documents should contain the full cost estimates and the specific date set for the Big Coulee Ditch final hearing; those items were described as the next procedural steps during the meeting.
The commissioners adjourned the county‑engineer portion and moved on to sanitary items. The meeting transcript includes inconsistent spellings for some commissioners’ names at different points; this article uses the forms that appear in the official meeting record but notes the inconsistency for the public record.
Chief of Staff Michael Hart told commissioners the engineer’s office had filed surveys, plans, maps, profiles and estimated benefit assessments and damages for the Big Coulee Ditch Improvement Project, petition number 1095, and that the next step is to set the date and hour for the final hearing. Hart also summarized Item 2 as approval of plans, specifications and a cost estimate for the Lucas County Engineer’s 2026 crack‑sealing program. He described Items 3 and 4 as approval of final plats and county engineer escrow agreements in lieu of performance bonds for Apple Blossom Reserve in Springfield Township and Rivertree Plat 2 in Sylvania Township.
A motion for approval was made and the Clerk called the roll. The transcript record shows Commissioner Cinecke responding “Yes” when called and Commissioner Oppenis responding “No”; the transcript does not provide a complete, unambiguous roll‑call tally for every commissioner on these items. The meeting proceeded to the next agenda items after the roll call.
The record available to the board did not include dollar amounts for the crack‑sealing program in the spoken presentation. Hart’s presentation in the meeting packet and formal documents should contain the full cost estimates and the specific date set for the Big Coulee Ditch final hearing; those items were described as the next procedural steps during the meeting.
The commissioners adjourned the county‑engineer portion and moved on to sanitary items. The meeting transcript includes inconsistent spellings for some commissioners’ names at different points; this article uses the forms that appear in the official meeting record but notes the inconsistency for the public record.
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