FY26 Community Project Funding
Project: City of Barberton Justice Center Technology and Equipment
Address: 576 W Park Ave, Barberton, OH 44203
Funding Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Description: Currently, the Police Department portion of the new Barberton Justice Center (a municipal building housing Barberton's Municipal Court, Clerk of Courts, Police Department, and Law Department) is in significant need for technological upgrades. As part of the project, the City will use this funding to install new IT, security and AV equipment throughout the Police Department. This new equipment will, in some instances, replace aging and outdated technology, and, in other instances, provide the Barberton Police Department with technology and equipment that the City has not previously been able to afford.
The Barberton Police Department is responsible for protecting nearly 25,000 residents, as well as thousands of others who work and visit the City of Barberton. While Barberton’s officers are second to none in terms of their performance on the job, the resources that the City is able to provide has often not been of similar quality.
Fortunately, the Justice Center project will rectify those issues, by providing the Barberton Police Department with a first-class facility, equipment and technology needed in the 21st Century.
Project: Peninsula Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment Facilities
Address: 1582 Main St, Peninsula, OH 44264
Funding Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Project Description: The Peninsula Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment Facilities project will enable the County of Summit Department of Sanitary Sewer Services to bring much-needed sanitary sewer facilities to the Village of Peninsula, which is located right in the middle of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP).
The County and Village have been working in earnest since 2021 to develop a centralized sewer collection and treatment system for the Village, including obtaining a Preliminary Engineering Report in 2022. A location for the wastewater treatment plant has been identified and the cost to construct that facility and the collection lines throughout the Village is estimated at $11 million. The County has allocated $7.5 million in local funds and obtained a $500,000 H2Ohio grant from the State of Ohio. This CPF request of $3 million will close the gap in funding for the project, which will provide critical infrastructure necessary for the health of the Cuyahoga River and the continued vibrancy of the CVNP. Without this project, harmful discharges will continue to pose serious environmental and health concerns for residents and visitors alike, and the Village that serves as the Gateway to CVNP will likely be forced to close its businesses.
Project: Silver Lake Water Main Improvement Project
Address: 2961 Kent Rd, Silver Lake, OH 44224
Funding Amount Requested: $725,223
Project Description: The Village of Silver Lake is looking to install a new 8"" water main connecting two existing isolated systems serving residential properties. Currently, if there is a break in the water line or if there is a loss in pressure, every house down the line could experience a complete loss of water access until repairs can be made, which can sometimes take days. With the new 8"" water main connecting these isolated systems, a redundancy is created that would allow water pressure and service to remain active during a break. Redundant systems also have increased fire fighting pressure that is unavailable in isolated systems. It will also increase the water quality at the ends of the systems as there will be less stagnant water in the system. Approximately 1900 LF of 8"" water main will be installed, along with four new fire hydrants and three new lateral service lines.
Project: Cuyahoga Falls Water Treatment Plant Softener Building Replacement Project
Address: 2028 Munroe Falls Ave Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Funding Amount Requested: $12,300,000
Project Description: The City of Cuyahoga Falls’ 100+ year-old water treatment facility has outlived its useful life and must be upgraded. This facility is comprised of a 90 year-old water softener building, a century old pump building, a laboratory, and eight Ion Exchange softeners and high service pumps. This project will replace each of these buildings, the water softening systems, and the high service pumps to provide a better, more consistent, and more reliable drinking water system for the communities of Cuyahoga Falls, Village of Silver Lake, and the Village of Munroe Falls.
The current Ion Exchange softening system will be replaced with RO Membrane softening technology which will provide the ability to better control the finished water softness and reduce the current chloride waste discharge to the Cuyahoga River. The replacement of the seven current high service pumps will increase pumping control, reliability, and dependability in the distribution system and the electrical upgrades will provide two separate power feeds to the treatment plant for more reliable power and back-up power. This project will also replace three existing buildings, one built in 1910's, one in 1935, and one in the early 1990's.