Parma City Council and its finance committee moved forward with ordinances authorizing the North & West Linden Lane septic abatement project (phase 1) and related appropriations. During consideration of ordinance 128-25 (amending 2025 permanent appropriations), City Auditor (identified in the record as "Mister Otter") reported the project funding plan.

The auditor said the total project funding is $4.485 million. He described the planned funding mix as approximately $3.725 million in grants, a $400,000 zero-interest loan, and roughly $360,000 to be covered by assessments and a city contribution. The auditor credited work by the service director (referred to in the transcript as Mr. Patel) in securing grant commitments.

Council introduced and referred several project ordinances to the appropriate committees and adopted the appropriation amendments necessary to make funding available. Ordinance listings in the record include measures to proceed with installation of sanitary sewers for multiple street segments identified as North Linden Lane, Martin Drive and Millerwood Lane, and related special-assessment levies; the council took the appropriation ordinance (128-25) and approved it under suspension of rules to ensure appropriations were in place for project work.

Council’s adoption of the appropriation ordinance allows the service director and project staff to move forward with bidding, contracting and project implementation steps consistent with the funding plan; further committee-level and council-level actions will track assessments and contract awards as the project moves into procurement and construction phases.