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YOUNGSTOWN - The city's board of control approved a contract that is nearly $300,000 under the estimated cost for an improvement project to three main streets.
The board of control on Thursday voted 3-0 to award the $1,335,469 contract to Lindy Paving of New Galilee, Pa.
Lindy and Shelly & Sands Inc. of North Jackson, with a $1,668,010.94 bid, were the only two companies that submitted proposals for the work by the Oct. 16 deadline.
The city's estimate for the work was $1,624,233.
The streets being resurfaced are: Marshall Street from the bridge over the Mahoning River to Glenwood Avenue, Salt Springs Road from the Interstate 680 ramp to Steel Street, and North Belle Vista Avenue from Mahoning Avenue to Salt Springs Road.
The city isn't paying anything toward the project, said Charles Shasho, deputy director of public works.
The federal government is covering 80% of the cost while the Ohio Public Works Commission is paying the remaining 20%, Shasho said.
The work was initially to be done this year, but was pushed back to spring 2027.
The board also voted 3-0 Thursday to pay $5,000 to Ronaldo Miller to vacate 634 Gibson St. as the parcel is needed for a major wastewater improvement project.
The parcel is needed as part of the city's planned $228 million, 80-million-gallon-per-day wet weather facility to improve its wastewater system. The structures in the facility would treat excess combined sewage during heavy rainstorms and then release the water.
The city has purchased other properties for the facility.
Also, city council voted Oct. 21 to declare the need for eminent domain to obtain 13 parcels on Gibson Street, Franklin Avenue and Myrtle Avenue for the project.
The city declared the urgency of the property in order to go through a "quick take" process in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
Work at the site is expected to start at the beginning of 2027.
The wet weather facility is the third part of the work, costing about $404 million overall when done, by the city to improve its wastewater system as mandated by the federal government.
The city plans to have all of the work done by Sept. 29, 2032.