Lucas County Engineer Michael Panuski (presenter name in transcript) told the Lucas County Board of Commissioners the county will settle a right‑of‑way acquisition for the Bancroft Street and McCord Road roundabout with an additional $150,000 taken from the engineer's budget, and that the engineer's office will apply for a $2,100,000 loan from the Ohio Department of Transportation State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) to fund work on the US‑20A and Alban/US‑28 roundabout project.

Panuski told commissioners that the SIB loan would be repaid using revenue from a tax increment financing (TIF) district established in the project area and that ODOT will perform additional improvements along US‑20A. He also sought and received approval for the plan specifications and cost estimates for nine 2026 roadway projects, with a combined estimate of about $12,000,000 that includes five roundabouts and related work.

During discussion, Panuski said the five new roundabouts would bring the county engineer's roundabout inventory to about 37, and that the office expects a busy 2026 construction year. He noted the county received two additional state awards under the Highway Safety Infrastructure Program to build two more roundabouts by 2030, listing locations described in the presentation as Richfield Township at Richfield Center in Sylvania and Centennial in Nebraska. Panuski also asked permission to solicit competitive bids for annual engineering materials (concrete, asphalt and roadside mowing) and said the office was advertising earlier than usual to increase bidder interest.

Commissioners moved and approved the engineer's items during the meeting. The roll call recorded in the meeting transcript shows Commissioner Cabecki, Commissioner Gerken and Commissioner Lopez voting yes on the approval.

The settlement authorization, SIB loan application and plan approvals were recorded as actions in the meeting minutes; the transcript does not include details of any additional terms, specific TIF ordinance numbers, nor a detailed repayment schedule for the proposed loan.