River Road AreaRiver Road AreaSewer ImprovementsSewer Improvements

Wednesday, September 8, 2004

Today’s MeetingToday’s Meeting

• Program Update

• River Road Improvements

• Next Meeting Date

Program Update – Program Update – FinancingFinancing• Took out $34 million in loans this year

• Extremely favorable terms• Paid back after project is completed• Borrowed as needed

• Will take out approximately $110 million in loans next year

• Not selling bonds this year• Doing well with low-interest loans

Program Update –Program Update –Metroparks PartnershipMetroparks Partnership• Wetland mitigation

• If we use wetlands for construction (mooring basin at plant) must restore wetlands 2 to 1

• City reimbursing Metroparks for $45,00 toward purchase of 10 acres of land in Spencer Township (Angola and Eber Roads)

• Stream bank mitigation• $12,000 for improvements at SideCut Metropark

River Road SSOsRiver Road SSOs

• 4 in the River Road Area

• Must be eliminated by November of 2006• Stiff penalties for missed deadlines

Past & Ongoing River Past & Ongoing River Road Area ProjectsRoad Area Projects• Sanitary sewer study – 2000/2001

• Storm sewer study – 2002/2003

• Sewer lining – 2002/ongoing

• Copland storm sewer – 2002

• Beverly/Medford storm sewer – 2004/ongoing

Proposed River Road Proposed River Road Area ProjectsArea Projects• Underground Equalization Basin – River Road

Park

• Underground Pump Station – River Road Park

• New Force Main Sewer – Brookford Drive

• New Relief Sewer– Beverly and River Road

• Beverly Pump Station – West of Trail

Project SchedulesProject Schedules

• Projects will be built concurrently

• Construction bids – October/November 2004

• Break Ground – Spring 2005

• Completed by November 2006

Equalization BasinEqualization Basin

• Underground facility

• 3 million gallon storage capacity

• 120 ft. x 240 ft.

• 17 ft. deep

• To be located at River Road Park ball diamond site• Tanks from old Toledo Water Plant currently

located there

Equalization BasinEqualization Basin

EQ Basin EQ Basin Issues & DiscussionIssues & Discussion• Construction

Access Road• From River Road

to site (between playgrounds)

• Reduces amount of construction equipment entering site from Brookford

• Could disrupt playground areas

Issues and DiscussionIssues and Discussion

• Baseball field• Will be lost for one season due to construction• Alternative options for replacement of the field

River Road Park River Road Park Pump StationPump Station• Located next to

Equalization Basin• Bulk of facility

underground• Control panel above

ground• Will pump waste from

River Road sewer to equalization basin

Beverly Pump StationBeverly Pump Station

• Underground – with control panel(s) above ground

• Will pump waste from Beverly sewer to new EQ basin

Force Main SewerForce Main Sewer

• New sewer from Beverly pump station on west side of Anthony Wayne Trail down Brookford to the Equalization Basin

• To be located on south side of Brookford• Shouldn’t disturb street – except for crossings at

OLPH and Island Avenue• Traffic maintained

• Will work with committee to minimize disruption

New Relief SewersNew Relief Sewers

• From River Road, Midland or Hemlock down River Road to Brookford

• New water line will be installed at same time• Should help resolve water pressure problems

• Preferred sewer location is in east lane of River Road

New Relief SewersNew Relief Sewers

• On Beverly from Brookford to Medford

• Both relief sewer lines should help alleviate basement flooding in area

Future MeetingsFuture Meetings

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• Best time and location?