LORDSTOWN — Now that 10 years have passed, village council on Monday approved terminating a 10-year tax abatement with Metalco Inc.

Planning/Zoning Administrator Kellie Bordner said council needed to pass an ordinance ending the community reinvestment area real property tax abatement for 75% over 10 years that was originally granted to the company. Bordner said the agreement came to an end on Dec. 31.

The next step is for the county auditor to adjust the property tax records for the company’s property at 5120 Tod Ave.

When the original abatement was passed, company officials said they would invest $70 million for a project involving the construction of a manufacturing facility for producing 300 million pounds of remelted aluminum billet annually. The company was required to create 60 new full-time permanent jobs, and company officials said at the time they would target 25% of the jobs to village residents.

In other business, Mayor Jackie Woodard said she received a call from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency about a letter the village will receive on an MS4 permit for the regulation of stormwater runoff needed to protect water quality.

Woodward said she will provide more information to council after receiving the letter, but she said it involves small municipal storm sewer systems and the need for village officials to manage any storm runoff.

Also, Engineer Chris Kogelnik said he will meet with Ultium Cells officials to address the berm of a section on state Route 45 at Henn Parkway, where the curb is missing. Law Director Matt Ries said repairs will need to be made to the outer shoulder lane of Route 45, which was converted by the Ohio Department of Transportation into a travel lane a few years ago.

He said the village will be required to keep any public road in repair and if there is any concern about safety, the village should address it.

Kogelnik said he will see how the company can help since he is not sure what will be involved to address the shoulder areas that have crumbled.

Also Monday, council approved increasing the cap for department heads to purchase goods and services to $3,000 without council approval. Woodward said the current cap is $1,000 or less for department heads without council consent.

Council also approved a $23,000 settlement agreement regarding a pending sanitary sewer dispute with Imperial Communities Inc. Officials said in 2014, the village entered into a sanitary wastewater agreement with Imperial Communities, but a dispute with the Board of Public Affairs occurred, with Imperial claiming the BPA overbilled them.