Administrator Kaseggi briefed council on a package of public-works items and funding efforts, including roof repairs at the village building, a crack-sealing program, use of a hot box for asphalt repairs, a paving quote for patch work, and an application to the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) for a Caddis Road repaving and waterline project.

Kaseggi said roof work has been authorized in capital outlay for approximately $15,000 and crews will begin in the coming weeks; one section will require a crane to lift an air-conditioning unit so contractors can replace the roof. On streets, the village has arranged to use a rented crack-sealing machine and buy product; Kaseggi reported a price of roughly $0.83 per pound for the initial material and referenced an initial pallet cost spoken during the meeting.

The village’s hot box — previously thought to be inoperable — was running after maintenance; Kaseggi said it had about 176 hours of use and had been cleaned and returned to service for patching work. He described the hot box as newer and useful for smaller municipal patching tasks, though he also said it may be more feasible to load material into the dump for day-to-day use given maneuverability concerns.

Kaseggi also referenced a paving contractor quote of about $68,000 for patchwork and noted the village may mix and match funding sources (water, street, permissive) to pay for needed sections. He said he and the mayor are collecting letters of support from state and county elected officials and local businesses to strengthen the village’s OPWC small-government application for Caddis Road repaving and waterline work; an OPWC award decision was expected May 8.

Why it matters: These actions affect near-term capital maintenance, road safety and the village’s ability to secure outside funding for a larger repaving and waterline project. Using in-house equipment and targeted contracting potentially reduces costs and speeds repairs.

Other operational notes included ongoing code enforcement, magistrate and police revenue reports for March, and summer program announcements: the Village of Wintersville summer parks program will run June 23–Aug. 1 for ages 5–13, and spring bulk pickup is scheduled the first four Mondays in June.

(Ending) Kaseggi said he will return with cost estimates and schedule updates at the next meeting; council asked staff to proceed with collecting quotes and letters of support as discussed.