# City Council Meeting 10-26-26


**Body:** Medina Ohio
**Date:** October 25, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation, Physical Infrastructure


Medina, Ohio City Council meeting, October 26, 2026. Council unanimously approved (7–0) an ordinance authorizing competitive bids and a contract award for East Smith Road Reconstruction Phase 2. The project received a $465,000 Ohio Public Works Commission grant, and Medina County committed approximately $478,000 for sanitary sewer work. Council also approved a preliminary engineering agreement with Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway for the State Road reconstruction project, and authorized purchase of a 2026 Ford F-250 from Montrose Ford for the water department; the truck is expected to be available in 2027. A separate new fund advance for a grant project was approved, though the transcript does not specify its amount or project details. The mayor also reported that the city auction’s items all sold, with final tabulations expected within two weeks.

Other approved financial measures included a $39,654.97 expenditure to the Medina County Mental Health Recovery Board for the 2027 HopeWorks Workforce Development Program, budget amendments and rollovers of outstanding advances, and a 3.5% increase to recreation center membership rates effective January 1, 2027. The agenda also listed upcoming finance items—including bids for the railroad improvement project, a concrete street repair amendment, technology purchases, police vehicle purchases, and a bulletproof-vest grant application—but these were not acted on in the meeting. No contract amounts were stated for the East Smith construction contract or the Ford truck purchase.

**Source:** Medina Ohio