The council adopted Ordinance number 25-32, authorizing the appropriation of a small parcel (part of Outlot 5) as shown on a 1935 plat of property of the Simpson Foundry and Engineering Company and recorded at a deed book citation, to replace a deficient bridge on Riverside Drive over Log Pond Run that provides access to the Owens Corning manufacturing plant within the city.
Council member Rath moved to adopt the ordinance and the measure was seconded on the floor; council members then approved the ordinance by roll call. On the record, staff explained the parcel is small, has not had a recorded living owner for some time, and the appropriation is needed to get the bridge repair project under way — that reason supported the emergency declaration.
The ordinance authorizes the director of law to proceed with a complaint for appropriation in the Lincoln County Court of Common Pleas and declares an emergency so the city may begin replacement work. The transcript did not provide a construction schedule, specific project budget or the name of the property owner beyond the historical plat reference.