Major Erie County Projects
Community and Economic Development
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF) & Tax Abatement Agreements for Business Retention/Expansion
- Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) - Strub Road and Columbus Avenue Intersection Improvements, Perkins Avenue Signalization and Implement the US Route 250 Safety and Congestion Plan
- Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) - Improve Neighborhood Housing Stock by repairing seven (7) homes in 2008 and filing a new CHIP Grant Application for 2009-10.
- Job Ready site (JRS) Grant to Develop the US Route 250 / NASA Plumbrook Station Area
- High Tech Business Park on Huron Avery Road. Develop site and secure grant funding.
- Regional Airport at NASA Plumbrook Station - Continue FAA Phase 2 of the Feasibility Study
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to Fund Low/Moderate Income Eligible Projects
- Census 2010 - Develop action plan for an accurate Countywide Census Count
Energy & Environment Projects
- Campbell Street Water Line - Replacement
- SR 101: Huron East - Construct Two New Water Booster Pump Stations
- SR 60; Huron East - Construct Two New Water Towers
- SR 101; Homegardner Road; and Cleveland Road Water Lines - Replacement
- SR 6 Water Line from Hahn Road to Poorman Road - Replacement
- Northern Ohio Rural Water Authority (NORWA) two new connections at SR 60/Mason Road and Kelley Road. Expansion of new water customers.
- US Route 250 from Kalahari to the Ohio Turnpike Exchange Sanitary Sewer - Extension (JRS and EDA grant applications)
- SR 4/Turnpike Exchange Wastewater Treatment and Collection System - Evaluation
- Sandusky Wastewater Plant - Phase 2 Improvements
- Plumbrook Wastewater Flow Equalization Basin - Design
- Kob Ditch Diversion Sewer across Lakecrest Town Center Development
- Nielson Avenue Sewer Line - Replacement
- Landfill Gas to Energy Program - Contract to convert Methane Gas to Electricity
- Solid Waste District (ECSWD) Projects - Update the 5 year Plan; Enhance Voluntary Recycling at Drop Off site Locations and Explore Curbside Recycling; Expand Seasonal Recycling Program; and Hold Appliance, Computer and Paint Round Ups
Justice/Public Safety/Homeland Security
- Emergency Warning and Notification Sirens Countywide - Expand by two (Margaretta Township and Vermilion Township)
- Jail Overcrowding - determine cost effective options i.e. Alternative Sentencing Facility and Electronic Monitoring
- Court House Security - screeners, metal detection and camera/monitoring systems.
- Mutual Public Safety Dispatch (MPSD) study. Explore Centralized Dispatch.
Public Works
- Bridge Replacement Program:
- Darrow Road; Nash Road; Maple Avenue; Florence - Wakeman Road; Chapin Road; and Green Road Bridges. Evaluate updating the Dean Road Bridge.
- Perkins Avenue – Signalization and Feasibility Study to Widen (Construction slated for 2012)
- Huron-Avery Road (US 250 to Scheid Road) Widen and Resurface
- Intersection Improvements – Columbus Avenue and Strub Road; Campbell Street and Strub Road; SR 4 & Bogart Road; US Route 250 & Strub Road
- Erie County Services Center - Commission Chambers Remodel
- Erie County Department Job and Family Services - Roof Replacement
- County Municipal Court - Construction
- Court House - Elevator Renovation
- County Jail - Interior Painting
- Office Building Parking Garage - Deck Maintenance
Telecommunication & Information Technology Projects
- Wide Area Network (W.A.N.) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Expansion
- Website Development for County Elected Officials and Agencies - Expansion
- Common Pleas Court - CourtView System - Expansion
- Geographic Information System (G.I.S.) - Enhancement
- E-911 Master Plan Update and Implement E-911 Wireless Dispatch System
- Web mail and Remote Desktop Access - New programs