City Council Meeting 10.06.2026

The City of Middletown, Ohio, City Council meeting was held October 6, 2026. Procurement and capital matters included an agenda item to purchase ferric sulfate from Chimera Water Solutions, Inc. for the water reclamation facility at a transcribed price of $3.11 per gallon; the transcript does not clearly capture the disposition of that item. Council also discussed a $104,000 change order associated with brownfield remediation and questioned whether grant funding would cover the cost or leave the city responsible; staff said they would provide information about the schedule impact of delaying the work. A proposed Ohio Public Works Commission application for citywide sidewalk and handicap-ramp upgrades has an estimated $3.5 million cost, with $1.2 million sought in grant funding and the remaining $2.3 million planned from the city’s CIP and street levy funds. It was a second reading, with action scheduled for October 20 because the application is due by the end of October.

Other spending items included a first-reading proposal to extend Summit Food Service’s jail meal contract for 2027: the per-meal price would rise from $3.41 to $3.58, with approximately $215,255 budgeted for the year. Staff also presented a three-year, 2027–2029 bid from National Water Services for maintenance of 12 water wells and pumps; the transcript gives the low bid amount incompletely as “$559,22” and notes a $75,000 annual contingency for unforeseen repairs. Butler Tech reported that its proposed aviation-center hangar expansion has about $2.4 million in external support, including $500,000 from the state capital budget and a JobsOhio grant of up to $1.75 million; design review and internal budget processes remain underway. The council also heard that paving an additional section of Miller Road would cost about $50,000 and favored gravel maintenance for now pending future development. No clear council vote approving these procurement or capital items is captured in the transcript; separate consent-agenda and appointment votes passed.