$75K grant will fund access road off Route 42 to Ashland County Airport
Ashland County Board of Commissioners
Thursday, Aug. 18 meeting
KEY ACTION Approved a $75,375 grant agreement between the Ashland County Airport Authority and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airport access road construction.
DISCUSSION Commissioners James Justice and Denny Bittle voted in favor of the agreement. Commissioner Mike Welch was absent.
“This access road will come strictly off (Route) 42,” said Bittle. “You will be able to get off 42 and go straight to the airport. It will make it much more accessible for people. It will be much more visible as a way to get to the county airport.”
Under the county's agreement with the Airport Authority and the FAA, there is no cost to the county.
There is no set timetable for construction to begin.
August 18, 2022, Board of Commissioners Meeting - RECONVENE
August 18, 2022, Board of Commissioners Meeting - RECONVENE
Posted by Ashland, OH County Government on Thursday, August 18, 2022
Other action at the Ashland commissioners meeting
Agreed to send a letter of intent to Rite Aid Corp. offering $200,000 to buy the property at 1211 Claremont Ave. “When we bought the building we knew there was a 3 1/2-year lease with Rite-Aid remaining,” explained Bittle. “This is to finalize the buy-out of that lease. It gives us another $200,000 off of the purchase price.”
Commissioners scheduled two executive sessions: 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 18 to discuss the discipline of a public employee, and at 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 25 to discuss compensation of a public employee.
Seven trees will be planted in Corner Park by Willo’Dell Nursery at a cost of $5,263.
An agreement with Ohio Edison and American Transmission Systems was approved to allow for temporary gravel and fencing at the electric substation on Baney Road to become permanent property of the county.
UP NEXT: Meets at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 in the Commissioner’s Conference Room on the second floor of the County Office Building. Meetings are open to the public and livestreamed on the County Government Facebook page.
This article originally appeared on Ashland Times Gazette: Commissioners OK $75K grant for access road to Ashland County Airport
