Alison Matas
Last summer, I took a spontaneous trip to Historic Zoar Village.
A detour off the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail led to the village’s downtown, where I explored antique shops, a German-style bakery with a walk-up window and the beautiful Zoar Garden.
I remember peeking through the window of Donnie’s Tavern a sports bar on the main drag through the historic village and thinking it would be a fun place to eat, just because of the location.
It took me six months, but I finally went back for dinner at Donnie’s. I expected run-of-the-mill bar food and was pleasantly surprised at how sophisticated (and delicious) the menu was. I can’t recommend a visit to Zoar and a meal at Donnie’s Tavern enough.
Service Director Dave Douglas said K.E. McCartney & Associates was one of four companies considered for the work.
McCartney was chosen because it has worked with the city before and its employees are familiar with working on projects that are funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Douglas said ODOT projects often involve a great deal of paperwork.
ODOT is funding 95% of the project.
On Friday, the city s board of control will award a contract for construction of the path, which will run from Tuscarawas Avenue along the river to the corporation limit.
The low bid of $525,329 was from Shelley Co. of Columbus. It covers construction of the path and lighting.