The Village of Mechanicsburg is accepting applications for a full time Maintenance position for the Street Department. Must have a valid Ohio driver’s license; be able to perform a variety of skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled and manual labor tasks to maintain village facilities, streets, curbs, gutters, waterlines, catch basins, sewers, etc.; operates heavy equipment, hand and light power tools to perform construction, maintenance, and repair activities; performs repairs and adjustments on equipment operated.  Pay range is Minimum wage to $18.00 per hour.  A complete job description and application for employment are available at the Mechanicsburg Municipal Building, 18 N Main St Mechanicsburg OH. Applications will be accepted until 5pm September 18, 2020.  Mechanicsburg is an EOE.

Bids for the Street Repaving project will be received by the Village of Mechanicsburg at the Municipal Building, 18 N. Main Street, Mechanicsburg, OH 43044, until Friday, August 28, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work: Repaving three (3) streets in the Village including Locust Street, Pleasant Street, and Sceva Avenue.

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found and downloaded at the following website: choiceoneengineering.com/projects-out-for-bid. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office of Choice One.

All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor’s Executive Order of 1972, and Governor’s Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.

DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

Bidder must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Champaign County and the Village of Mechanicsburg, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, (614) 644-2239.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

​Great news!  The OPWC Street Project that has been in the works for a few years has finally been approved.  Due to the pandemic OPWC postponed awards until the legislature appropriated funds for this year’s awards. The actual construction may not take place until the spring of 2021 due to the award being so late this summer.  We will keep you updated.  This project is to repair and pave Sceva, Pleasant, and Locust Street.  We were able to fund the paving of Prospect St this summer with the Levy funds and expect the construction to begin in the next couple of weeks. You played a large part in making this happen with the passage of the Street Levy.     

The Village of Mechanicsburg will hold a Street Committee Meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 4:30pm at the Municipal Building.

There will be a Village of Mechanicsburg Street Committee meeting on Thursday, April 30th at 4:30pm.

Brush pick up is provided as a free service to our residents who are cleaning up the yard around their homes.  Brush is picked up on Monday.   
 
Please follow these rules:
 
Brush cannot be larger than 4” in diameter or longer than 4’ long and must be in manageable bundles.
 
No yard waste. (Grass clippings, sod, leaves etc.).  No plastic bags. 
 
Do not blow grass clippings into street.  This washes into the catch basins and causes them to clog.
 
No thorns, briars, or poison ivy in bundles.
 
We will not pick up trimmings done by a private contractor.  They are required to haul away their own debris.
 
Do not place brush in the street.  Please place on the grass between the street and sidewalk.  The debris could clog our storm sewers if it is placed in the street.
 
No trash.  (Building materials, fence post, shingles etc).
 
No stumps or bushes with root balls
 
No Wheelbarrows or containers with debris.
 
Any piles not adhering to the rules will be rejected and will not be reconsidered for pick up.
 
Per Ordinance 16-06 Prohibiting disposal of leaves and other waste matter into storm sewers within the Village:
 
Residents will be warned for disposing grass clippings into the gutters while mowing and any other violations will be documented and can be charged with a minor misdemeanor for each day of non-compliance.
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The next Street Utility Committee Meeting is Saturday February 22, 9am in the Municipal building, 18 N Main St.
 
The next Safety Committee Meeting is Saturday February 22, 10am in the Municipal building, 18 N Main St.
 
Lyndsey Murphy resigned her Council seat on February 17, 2020.  Please submit Resumes to the Village Office by 5pm Friday, March 6, 2020.  You must reside in the Village limits for at least one year prior to being considered for the position.  Interviews will be held on Monday March 9, 2020 beginning at 6pm.  Council will contact the applicants with a time.

​The Village of Mechanicsburg is responsible for snow and ice control on municipal streets and the state routes within the city limits.

The Village does not remove snow and ice from private streets, parking lots or driveways.

The Village is not responsible for snow and ice control on sidewalks except those immediately abutting or within municipal facilities or properties.

Main roads will take priority. (Main Street, Sandusky Street and High Street). Residential streets will then be plowed and treated. Alleys will be addressed last. Main Street and Sandusky are emergency snow routes and parking is not allowed when there is two or more inches of snow fall. We will attempt to have owners remove cars to off street parking until the snowplow clears the curb. If the cars are not removed, they will be ticketed.
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Do not place snow removed from parking lots, driveways. or sidewalks onto the street.