Business View Civil & Municipal - May 2023

28 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5 This is also with a grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation that worked with us on this, to continue this three-phase process,” he relays. 8 years ago, the city introduced a quarter percent income tax which is dedicated to street and sidewalk improvements, which Cappuzzello admits has been instrumental in maintaining this infrastructure while relieving the pressure on the general fund. Upgrades to the city’s water, wastewater, and sewage treatment facilities are another ongoing project. Dickey recounts, “We have a Utilities Department, and it is the envy of everyone around us. We are in phase three of a $16 million project on the water treatment plant, upgrading how we process local limits for phosphorus and making sure all of our lines are connected, so we don’t have dead ends that harbor bacteria, and constant testing of our water supply.”