Warren County commissioners approve airport grant authorization, road and utility contracts and salt purchase

The Warren County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize execution of several infrastructure agreements and purchasing actions during its meeting. The board authorized the county administrator to sign documents for the fiscal year 2024 Ohio Airport Grant Program with the ODOT Office of Aviation to support a taxiway/apron phase 1 project and treated the project as federally and state-funded with no local match indicated.

Commissioners also approved routine road and utility work: a contract with Ray Hensley Inc. for the 2026 chip-seal program; authorization of a surfacing contract with John Jervensen for the 2026 surfacing project; an award to Encore Precast for a reinforced concrete box culvert on Burlington Road; and an amendment to a master service agreement with Choice 1 Engineering to replace about 320 feet of 4-inch public main in the Waynesville area. A change order (number 1) to the Millcon Concrete contract for the Sand Harbor water-main replacement—part of which covers a private drive—was approved, with an agency official saying that portion will be paid by the homeowners association.

The board reawarded the bid to Morton Salt for the purchase of 29,150 tons of deicing salt for winter operations and authorized the county engineer to submit an application to the Ohio Public Works Commission for Columbia Road improvements. Commissioners also accepted grant funding for the Second Chance workforce-development program administered through OhioMeansJobs and approved appointments to the Area 12 Workforce Development Board, including an employer representative from Vega in Mason.

Chair comments framed the items as routine public-works and purchasing actions; several commissioners moved and seconded the motions and the board agreed to proceed on the listed matters. Details and contract documents are available through county staff on request.