Louisville City Council OKs contracts for wheelchair ramps, sidewalks
The Repository
DISCUSSION: Miracle Concrete Contractors of Canton will replace
wheelchair ramps and sidewalks at a cost of $6.50 per square foot.
The city will direct Miracle as to which ramps and sidewalks need to
be replaced. The wheelchair ramps are a requirement of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). All work will include replacement of
topsoil, seed and straw for the grass areas.
No dates were set for the onset of construction. The city has marked those sidewalks that need to be replaced. Any required
wheelchair ramps will be paid for by the city, while sidewalk repairs
KEY ACTION: Approved extending a tax abatement agreement.
DISCUSSION: The most-recent extension of the 49% 12-year abatement was to have seen the project completed by December 2020. Historic Schilling sought an additional extension to December 2022 to complete the renovation of the second floor of the former Metzger Hardware building at 204 E. Main St. Citing the COVID-19 related downturn of the business climate, the developer was unable to meet that deadline with the intention of developing loft apartments in the downtown area.
Council acted as the now-defunct Board of Control, since that entity was disbanded with the November election passage of the revised City Charter. According to City Manager Larry Collins, that board was utilized to effect the initial abatement, and any changes to it must be done by the same body. The board also will act on the abatement for Unhitched, both of which must be acted upon by the Stark County Tax Commission.