Notice is hereby given that sealed bids are being accepted from residents for the right to use the lake associated with a lot owned by the Village of Silver Lake. Only village residents are allowed to offer a bid.

The highest bidder will be able to use the lake through the 2025 swimming season, and must pay the Village for the lake rights, as well as the annual assessment (regardless of whether they use the lake). The 2025 annual assessment amount is $455.68.

The resident who attains the rights earns privileges for use of the picnic grounds, boathouse, beach and swimming.

Bids will be received in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, Village Hall Building, 2961 Kent Road, Silver Lake, OH 44224, until 12:00 noon, Friday, February 28, 2025.

Each bid should be labeled “Lake Right Bid” and shall bear the name(s) of the bidders.

By: Sean M. Housley, CPA

Clerk-Treasurer

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the City of Norton electronically at www.bidexpress.com, with bids opening at March 7 , 2025 at 10:00 AM, for furnishing the labor and material required for the City of Norton's 2025 Striping Program project according to the plans, specifications, and estimates for such improvement. The contract documents, including plans and specifications, are available at www.bidexpress.com. Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Summit County and the City of Norton, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration, 614.644.2239. No bidder shall be considered a competent and responsible bidder or eligible to be awarded the contract to which this Notice applies, if the bidder is listed on the Auditor of State’s database as having a “Finding of Recovery ” as that term is defined in O.R.C. 9.24. The City of Norton reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any formalities or irregularities in bidding.

Dennis Loughry, Administrative Officer

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the City of Norton electronically at www.bidexpress.com, with bids opening at March 7 , 2025 at 10:00 AM, for furnishing the labor and material required for the City of Norton's 2025 Asphalt Road Program project according to the plans, specifications, and estimates for such improvement. The contract documents, including plans and specifications, are available at www.bidexpress.com. Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal, a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Summit County and the City of Norton, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration, 614.644.2239. No bidder shall be considered a competent and responsible bidder or eligible to be awarded the contract to which this Notice applies, if the bidder is listed on the Auditor of State ’s database as having a “Finding of Recovery ” as that term is defined in O.R.C. 9.24. The City of Norton reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any formalities or irregularities in bidding.

Dennis Loughry, Administrative Officer

The following legislation was passed by City Council at its meeting on the following date:

Passed: February 10, 2025

Russ Balthis

President of Council

Approved: February 10, 2025

Don Walters

Mayor

Dana Capriulo

Clerk of Council

Ordinance 8-2025

An ordinance approving the renewal application of Dale and Shelley Llewellyn, as owners of certain real property located at 1949 Theiss Road, to place said property into an agricultural district pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 929, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 9-2025

An ordinance accepting the Planning Commission’s recommendation for the approval of a conditional zoning certificate for an outdoor sales lot at 41 Steels Corners Road for Falls Investment Properties LLC (Valley Motors) and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 10-2025

An ordinance appropriating Community Development Block Grant Carryover Funds for calendar year 2025, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 11-2025

An ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the annual resurfacing and/or repair of various streets as described in Exhibit ‘A’ attached hereto, in the City of Cuyahoga Falls and authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts for pavement preservation on various streets within the city, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 12-2025

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a NOPEC Energized Community Grant Agreement with Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Inc. for energy efficiency or energy infrastructure projects and declaring an emergency.

Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the Director of Public Service, Municipal Building, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, until 12:00 noon, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2025, with bids being opened in Conference Room “A”, Second Floor, Municipal Building, 2310 Second Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, for the replacement and/or repair of concrete sidewalks, curbs/ramps and drive appraches at various locations in the City of Cuyahoga Falls.

Plans and proposals may be obtained in the office of the City Engineer, First Floor, Municipal Building, at Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) per copy, with no refund. Current Specifications for the City of Cuyahoga Falls, 1976 Edition, may be obtained on the City's website, www.cityofcf.com on the Engineering Department page.

There will be a pre-bid meeting on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in Conference Room A at the Municipal Building. Anyone interested in submitting a proposal for this project is encouraged to attend.

Bidders must use the printed forms provided therefore, as none other will be accepted. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties making the same, and all parties interested therein, and must be accompanied by a bond or certified check in the sum of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, on a solvent bank, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into. The Director of Public Service reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in any proposal. Bids will be received only from parties that have obtained a recorded bid set of drawings and specifications.

The successful bidder must post a Performance, Payment, Maintenance bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid.

The City of Cuyahoga Falls shall apply a Local Bid Preference to this invitation as outlined in Section 181.08 of the Codified Ordinances.

“DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES."

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

BY ORDER OF THE

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE

ANTHONY L. ZUMBO, P.E., P.S.