Shaker Heights Advances Sewer and Street Improvements
Shaker HeightsMar 16, 20263 min read
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The committee unanimously approved $5 million in one-year bond anticipation notes for sanitary sewer improvements and a $1.899 million contract for 2026 street resurfacing. It also approved a citywide assessment of all 220 lane miles to guide the 2027 resurfacing program.
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What this means
The sewer financing will pay off $2 million in notes issued in 2025 and add $3 million for the next phase of the multi-year improvement program; the city intends to convert this financing to a 30-year bond in 2027. Street resurfacing will proceed under the Ronyak Paving contract, while Transmap’s assessment is due by mid-October and will help determine which roads should be prioritized next year. The committee also approved steps for a Van Aken Bikeway project, a $100,000 community-engagement appropriation, a new street-sweeper lease, and other city contracts.
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Approved $5,000,000 in one-year bond anticipation notes for sanitary sewer system improvements. The financing will retire $2,000,000 in 2025 notes and provide an additional $3,000,000.
Approved a $1,899,000 contract with Ronyak Paving, Inc. for the 2026 Street Resurfacing Project.
Approved a $35,579.90 contract with Transmap for a citywide street condition assessment covering 220 lane miles. The report is due by mid-October and will inform the 2027 resurfacing program.
Approved an agreement for the Shaker Heights Van Aken Bikeway project, estimated at $2.1 million, with federal funding not to exceed $1.5 million and a $610,000 city match already appropriated in the capital budget. Bids are scheduled for October 2026, with construction planned for 2027.
Approved an additional $100,000 appropriation from the Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund for community-engagement initiatives, including recruitment and outreach, the Citizens Academy, and the Teen Summit.
Approved a two-year Verizon wireless cellular services contract not to exceed $200,000. The purchasing arrangement is expected to save more than $11,000 annually in monthly usage fees, in addition to future hardware savings.
Approved a five-year lease purchase agreement to finance a new street sweeper costing $362,408 before an approximately $25,000 trade-in. The selected financing rate was 4.09%.
Approved the application and purchase agreement for three city-owned vacant parcels to be consolidated into two lots for construction of two owner-occupied single-family homes.
Accepted the city property and casualty insurance proposal for the policy period of April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027; the approved premium is unavailable in the provided excerpt.
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