Community and Economic Development

• Tax Increment Financing (TIF) & Tax Abatement Agreements for Business Retention/Expansion

• Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) - Strub Road and Columbus Avenue Intersection Improvements, Perkins Avenue Signalization and Implement the US Route 250 Safety and Congestion Plan

• Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) - Improve Neighborhood Housing Stock by repairing seven (7) homes in 2008 and filing a new CHIP Grant Application for 2009-10.

• Job Ready site (JRS) Grant to Develop the US Route 250 / NASA Plumbrook Station Area

• High Tech Business Park on Huron Avery Road. Develop site and secure grant funding.

• Regional Airport at NASA Plumbrook Station - Continue FAA Phase 2 of the Feasibility Study

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to Fund Low/Moderate Income Eligible Projects

• Census 2010 - Develop action plan for an accurate Countywide Census Count
   

Energy & Environment Projects

• Campbell Street Water Line - Replacement

• SR 101: Huron East - Construct Two New Water Booster Pump Stations

• SR 60; Huron East - Construct Two New Water Towers

• SR 101; Homegardner Road; and Cleveland Road Water Lines - Replacement

• SR 6 Water Line from Hahn Road to Poorman Road - Replacement

• Northern Ohio Rural Water Authority (NORWA) two new connections at SR 60/Mason Road and Kelley Road. Expansion of new water customers.

• US Route 250 from Kalahari to the Ohio Turnpike Exchange Sanitary Sewer - Extension (JRS and EDA grant applications)

• SR 4/Turnpike Exchange Wastewater Treatment and Collection System - Evaluation

• Sandusky Wastewater Plant - Phase 2 Improvements

• Plumbrook Wastewater Flow Equalization Basin - Design

• Kob Ditch Diversion Sewer across Lakecrest Town Center Development

• Nielson Avenue Sewer Line - Replacement

• Landfill Gas to Energy Program - Contract to convert Methane Gas to Electricity

• Solid Waste District (ECSWD) Projects - Update the 5 year Plan; Enhance Voluntary Recycling at Drop Off site Locations and Explore Curbside Recycling; Expand Seasonal Recycling Program; and Hold Appliance, Computer and Paint Round Ups
  

Justice/Public Safety/Homeland Security

• Emergency Warning and Notification Sirens Countywide - Expand by two (Margaretta Township and Vermilion Township)

• Jail Overcrowding - determine cost effective options i.e. Alternative Sentencing Facility and Electronic Monitoring

• Court House Security - screeners, metal detection and camera/monitoring systems.

• Mutual Public Safety Dispatch (MPSD) study. Explore Centralized Dispatch.
   

Public Works

• Bridge Replacement Program:

  • Darrow Road; Nash Road; Maple Avenue; Florence - Wakeman Road; Chapin Road; and Green Road Bridges. Evaluate updating the Dean Road Bridge.

• Perkins Avenue – Signalization and Feasibility Study to Widen (Construction slated for 2012)

• Huron-Avery Road (US 250 to Scheid Road) Widen and Resurface

• Intersection Improvements – Columbus Avenue and Strub Road; Campbell Street and Strub Road; SR 4 & Bogart Road; US Route 250 & Strub Road

• Erie County Services Center - Commission Chambers Remodel

• Erie County Department Job and Family Services - Roof Replacement

• County Municipal Court - Construction

• Court House - Elevator Renovation

• County Jail - Interior Painting

• Office Building Parking Garage - Deck Maintenance
  

Telecommunication & Information Technology Projects

• Wide Area Network (W.A.N.) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Expansion

• Website Development for County Elected Officials and Agencies - Expansion

• Common Pleas Court - CourtView System - Expansion

• Geographic Information System (G.I.S.) - Enhancement

• E-911 Master Plan Update and Implement E-911 Wireless Dispatch System

• Web mail and Remote Desktop Access - New programs