There will be an emergency Council meeting set for Monday, March 10th at 6:30 PM.

Dear Residents,
The Village of Mechanicsburg would like to update the residents on the upcoming road work scheduled for 2025.

State Rt 4, State Rt 29, and State Rt 559 will be completely resurfaced within the Village limits by ODOT starting in April 2025 (weather permitting).

If any property owners within the Village of Mechanicsburg are planning any work related to curb restoration or driveway approaches, the Village of Mechanicsburg encourages residents to complete these projects before the new asphalt is installed. Village specs for curbs, gutters, and sidewalks are below.
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Thanks again for all your cooperation during this next phase of construction.

These changes begin April 1, 2025:
Water/Sewer Rates Ord. 25-03

​Mechanicsburg was recently awarded $17,000 in the second round of grant funding by Ohio EPA’s new H2Ohio Rivers Chloride Reduction Grant Program. This funding will be used to build a new salt storage facility. The structure was just installed 1/30/25. We are waiting for the weather to break to finish up the final details.
 
This is part of the $2.7 million in grants for 52 Ohio communities announced on August 1, 2024, by Governor Mike DeWine to upgrade equipment and salt storage facilities. The H2Ohio Rivers Program is an expansion of Governor DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative. Part of the program is to reduce excessive road salt usage and encourage communities and jurisdictions responsible for winter road and surface maintenance to adopt salt best management practices. Applicants for these grants were able to apply for funding for either new salt equipment or storage facility construction to help alleviate costs to local governments across Ohio.

In May 2024, Ohio EPA announced 31 communities received $1.6 million in funding during the first round, which had over 260 applicants.

Recent water quality testing has shown that Ohio’s waterways are seeing an increase in salt concentrations, primarily due to the use of road salt. Salt can also cause nutrients and metals to detach from sediment, decreasing water quality. There are many drinking water facilities across the state that utilize river water for their source of drinking water. Water that is contaminated with road salt requires additional treatment. Additionally, road salt can cause issues with corrosion in pipes, valves, and other drinking water equipment.  Road salt also corrodes infrastructure like bridges and shortens the life of paved surfaces.
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Ohio EPA is excited about Mechanicsburg commitment to reducing salt in their community and protecting Ohio’s waterways. 

​There will be a meeting of the Mechanicsburg Village Planning Commission at 8:00 am on Saturday January 25th in the Village Hall Meeting Room. 

​There is an open seat for the Board of Zoning Appeals. Anyone interested in this position will need to drop off a resume to 18 N Main St before 5 PM on 12/27/24.

Dear Residents,

​There was a glitch in the computer system resulting in some residents receiving an incorrect Water bill balance. New bills will be sent out today with the corrected amount due. Sorry for the inconvenience.  ​

There will be a public meeting on 10/7/24 @ 5:30 PM @ 18 N. Main St. to discuss the aggregation that is on the ballot. This will be chance for the public to ask questions about the proposal.