Stormwater district adds Carpenter Ditch cleanup to Willow Creek Watershed contract for $77,000

The Lorain County Stormwater District secured board approval on July 17 to add Carpenter Ditch cleaning and restoration to the Willow Creek Watershed project at an additional cost of $77,000.

The board adopted Resolution No. 26‑411 authorizing a Third Amendment to the August 31, 2021 consulting agreement with K.E. McCartney & Associates, Inc., increasing the contract cap to a total not‑to‑exceed $1,356,710 for survey, planning, wetland assessment, design, construction planning and permitting. The resolution declares the Willow Creek Watershed work a public infrastructure improvement under Ohio law and authorizes payment from the Stormwater account with recognition as a reimbursable cost from future eligible TIF funding within the watershed.

Commissioner Gallagher moved the resolution, Moore seconded, and the motion carried with Commissioner Riddell absent and excused.