2016 Fall Field Notes 2017 Annual Report
UnionCounty CountyEngineer’s Engineer’s Union
2016 FieldReport Notes 2017Fall Annual
Jeff Stauch, County Engineer
I
am pleased to provide this summary of our organization’s production for 2017. Compiled within the report are statistics encompassing the development in our growing county, a look at our environmental engineering work, and the highlights of our road and bridge activities. The Building Department’s plan review and inspection volume continued to climb in relation to recent years. Single and multi-family permits totaled 443 units. All of the residential and commercial activity flowing through our office combined for 1,468 permits, yielding an estimated construction valuation of $168 million. The number of field inspections rose to 13,617, an all-time high for our department. Towards the end of the year, we transitioned to the necessary commercial building code changes brought forth by the new Ohio Building Code. An improvement at our Millcreek Wastewater Treatment Plant was completed, greatly improving InsideThis Issue :: the performance and reliability of the facility, 2. Engineering and Environmental especially during wet Group Summaries periods. Our crews partnered with our contrac3. Operations Division tor to reduce project 4. Duties and Responsibilities costs. 5.
Building & Development Group Summaries, Subdivision Activity and Miscellaneous Statistics
6.
Budget Breakdown Public Service With Integrity
Engineering staff was directly involved in the Smart Mobility Initiative, of which our county is well-positioned for future connected vehicle applications and testing.
March 2018 With the Commissioners’ assistance, we helped initiate a public-private partnership to place nearly 10 miles of fiber-optic conduit along Industrial Pkwy. This is expected to save significant dollars as the final fiber connections are made later this year. Our versatile road maintenance employees successfully tackled the usual blend of road and bridge work. They replaced or rehabilitated seven small bridges and a number of smaller culverts along our 465 miles of roadway. We expanded our in-house chip-seal program to 121 miles in 2017. It was our largest single project expenditure at $1.23 million. Our roadside mowing program was extended to six rounds, totaling nearly 6,000 miles of effort when including some township mileage. Over $155,000 was spent on the continued clearing of trees and brush along county roads. This labor-intensive effort utilizes both our forces and contractors, and will need our attention for years to come. It was an exceptionally busy year for contract work. Three large bridges were replaced or rehabilitated, totaling $1.8 million. Local dollars accounted for 40% of those costs, with the rest being covered by state and federal grants acquired in previous years. Because of the increased bridge work, the paving program was reduced to seven miles, even with the assistance of a state grant valued at $425,000. Our office developed and managed two turn lane projects for Honda of America Manufacturing. Honda and JobsOhio funded the work, while our staff combined efforts with the project team to build the improvements on a compressed timeline. Please see County Engineer on page 4
ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page 2 2 Page
Engineering and Operations Engineering WORK BY CONTRACT Hot Mix Resurfacing Program Contractor: The Shelly Company Cost CR 55 E Unionville Road $56,876 CR 57 A-E Middleburg-PC Rd $502,130* CR 73 A-D Maple Ridge Road $428,794* State Street in Milford Center $177,538 (Local share: **$587,800) $1,165,338
Miles .29 3.37 3.44 7.10
* $425,000 of the resurfacing costs of Middleburg-PC and Maple Ridge Roads were funded by an Ohio Public Works Commission grant. Milford Center also contributed $152,538.
Recently resurfaced Middleburg-PC Road
** Local shares of Resurfacing/Pavement Marking ($674,978) and Bridge Replacements/Rehabilitation ($724,982) were furnished by the Sales Tax Levy
Johnson Road/SR 739 Road Widening Contractor: The Shelly Company Construction Cost: $974,032 Inspection/Design/Permit Costs: $109,414 Reimbursements: Development Services Agency Grant: ODOT, Division of Jobs & Commerce: Honda of America, Mfg. Inc. America Honda (AHM)
Bridge Replacements/Rehabilitations • UNI TR62-1.12— Sam Reed Road Bridge Replacement Contractor: Eagle Bridge Co. Construction Cost: $622,720 Federal Highway Grant: $582,520 Local Share: **$40,200 Inspection Reimbursement:$17,723
• UNI CR104-5.45 - Watkins Road Bridge Replacement Contractor: J&J Schlaegel, Inc.
Construction Cost: OPWC Grant: Local Share:
$509,053 $220,000 **$289,053
• UNI CR55-2.063 - Unionville Road Bridge Rehabilitation Contractor: Shelly and Sands, Inc.
Construction Cost: $675,729 Comm. Dev. Block Grant:$280,000 Local Share: **$395,729
$541,723 $233,397 $120,603 $187,723
Pavement Marking Program 90 miles of centerline; 90 miles of edgeline; 14 railroad crossing symbols; 1 school symbol Construction Cost: $87,178 Contractor: Oglesby Construction Local Share: **$87,178
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP Millcreek Estates WWTP Improvement Completed project that included construction of a mechanical filtering unit and new UV disinfection equipment to provide a more consistent level of wastewater treatment during wet weather periods. The construction was completed by AST Environmental, Inc. at a total cost of $413,307. Funding for this project has been provided through a loan from the Ohio Public Works Commission. County Forces assisted with the project by replacing the sewer outfall piping and constructing a building enclosure for the filtration unit.
NEW VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT Vehicles
Equipment
*(5) 2015 Tandem Axle Dump Trucks (payment 4 of 5) $140,677
*John Deere Loader (payment 2 of 3)
$50,600
1997 Ford F800 Distributor
*2017 F-150 Truck and 2017 F-350 Truck for Operations $57,464
Used Paint Striping Equipment *(2) Case IH Mowing Tractors (Cost with trade- in) $44,000 Tire Balancer/Changer
*(1) 2017 F-150 Truck for Building Department
*Kobelco Excavator (payment 2 of 5)
$25,633
$36,372
Replacement Pumps for Wastewater Treatment Plants
$35,000 $5,500 $4,166 $2,796
ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page 2 3 Page
Engineering and Operations Operations Division WORK BY COUNTY FORCES All other culvert replacements (16)
Dog Leg Road Small Bridge Replacement TR 136 B- 1.092
$92,051
Chip Seal (labor, equipment and material) Force Work Cost 60” pipe-Forterra($17,366), PSC Crane($2,600)
$28,509 $19,966
Hamilton Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 275 C - 0.873 Force Work Cost 54” pipe-Forterra($11,882), PSC Crane($1,473) Kinney Pike Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 262 G -5.677 Force Work Cost 36” HP pipe-Winsupply($7,691) Middleburg-PC Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 57 K - 12.41 Force Work Cost 60” pipe-Forterra($28,009), PSC Crane($2,750)
676,128 gallons of asphalt and 9,089 tons of stone 88mi. of county roads and 33 mi. of twp./ village roads Fog Seal 18 miles of roadway
$20,289 $13,355 Fladt Road – Sec. B-E Claibourne Road – Sec. G-L Yearsley Road – Sec. A-D Osbourne Road – Sec. A-F $14,868 Winnemac Road – Sec. C-E $7,691 Roadside Mowing (6 rounds) $28,509 $30,759 Snow and Ice Control
Sandusky Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 199 C - 1.240 Force Work Cost 10’x 5’ box culvert– Mack Industries($19,104), PSC Crane($2,660) Weldon Road Small Bridge Replacement TR 4 - 0.573 Force Work Cost 53 x 83” pipe-Forterra($12,044) $12,044
$1,234,269
$208,965 $351,857 2,231 labor hours $108,891 labor cost $86,575 equipment cost $156,391 material cost
$34,328 $21,764
$15,033
Tree and Brush Removal (2,500 labor hours) Contract Work:
Wilbur Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 148 B - 1.045
$118,329 $36,800
Force Work Cost $42,033 12’x 5’ box culvert– $28,572 Mack Industries($24,472), PSC Crane($4,100) Winnemac Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 336 B - 1.796 Force Work Cost 12’x 6’ box culvert– Mack Industries($21,600), PSC Crane($4,100)
Before county forces removed brush/trees $46,896 Road Sign Material $25,700
After removal of vegetation
$11,800
ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page Page 24
Engineering and Operations County Engineer ——————
Duties and Responsibilities
Continued from page 1
Union County has transitioned over the last several years to the Maintains, repairs, widens, resurfaces, constructs, or fastest growing county in the state. Our staff’s continued role with reconstructs county roads, bridges, culverts, and the county’s development growth included a number of residenroadside ditches tial and commercial proposals in varying stages. We are tasked with coordinating alongside township zoning processes, review- Engineering advisor to all fourteen Boards of Trustees for the maintenance, repair, widening, resurfacing traffic studies and mitigation of those impacts, and working ing, and construction of township roads and culverts. with developers and other neighboring agencies to plan and build Bridges on township roads are the full responsibility the needed improvements. Our Union County team remains of the Union County Engineer committed to the philosophy of requiring development to contribute their necessary share towards road improvements. This ap- Prepares and maintains a road map of the county, proach is vital to our ability to manage impacts to our roads as the and is also responsible for maintaining Union Counregion grows. ty's tax map system And here’s why. . . . our share of the county sales tax increased 11% last year. And our voters graciously renewed the ¼% levy in November, making up 20% of our budget. But concerns about our ability to maintain our local road network remain, especially as we look towards the future growth pressures and rising construction costs. Our gas tax and license fee revenue for 2017 - our primary source of funding - was almost identical to 2016’s values. And comparisons to previous years show very little growth as well. As a result, while development and the need to improve and maintain our roads has increased, our available revenues to perform that work have remained relatively flat. There does appear to be some interest at the state and federal level to address some of the needed funding gaps. Stay tuned! It may well be a very challenging and dynamic ride. Thank you for your interest in our 2017 Annual Report, and we look forward to serving you in 2018.
Jeff Stauch, Union County Engineer
Operates, maintains, repairs, constructs or reconstructs six small (package) wastewater treatment plants in the unincorporated areas of the County
Building plan reviews and inspections for residential, commercial and industrial construction in the unincorporated areas of the county as well as in the City of Marysville, in the Villages of Plain City, Milford Center, Magnetic Springs and Richwood
Issues house numbers/driveway permits for all new residences or new businesses in the unincorporated areas of the county. Approves legal descriptions before transfer; maintains a record of all surveys
Administrates and enforces Union County's Flood Damage Prevention Regulations in the unincorporated areas of the County
Reviews preliminary and final plats, reviews construction plans, coordinates other agency reviews, inspects construction, and approves construction for all major/minor subdivisions planned and constructed in the unincorporated areas of the County
Union County Road And Bridge Statistics Bridges:
Roads:
Across Ohio : -9,600 county owned bridges are over 50 years old -3,200 have posted/reduced load limits
Across Ohio : -28,971 county maintained road miles
In Union County : -29 bridges are over 50 years old -8 have posted/reduced load limits Ranks 38th out of 88 counties
In Union County : -466 county road miles Ranks 6th out of 88 counties -162 township road miles Ranks 86th out of 88 counties -197 state road miles
Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page 5
Building and Development
NEW 1,2,3 FAMILY RESIDENCES
ADDITIONS/ ALTERATIONS
ALL OTHER PERMITS
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PERMITS
VALUATION
INSPECTIONS COMPLETED
443
228
461
1132
$130 million
11,078
NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
ADDITIONS/ ALTERATIONS
ALL OTHER PERMITS
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PERMITS
VALUATION
INSPECTIONS COMPLETED
31
88
217
336
$38 million
2,539
Permitted $168 million in estimated construction costs George Pyers, Building Inspector, joined our staff in July 3,618 correction notices written Commercial Building Codes updated in November Building Inspector Larry Powell, passed ICC Commercial Certification tests
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY Information listed does not include municipalities
Final Plats Courtyards at Jerome Village (Jerome Village) – 93 lots Eversole Run Section 1, Phase 2 (Jerome Village) – 46 lots Eversole Run Section 6, Phase 2 (Jerome Village) – 74 lots Village Neigh. Section 5, Phase 1 (Jerome Village) – 74 lots Mitchell Highlands, Sections 1 & 2 – 64 lots
Ongoing Major Subdivision Projects in Planning, Review or Construction Darby Braeside (Jerome and Darby Township) Dublin Green Retail Center Jerome Grand at Jacquemin Farms Jerome Village (Multiple Phases) Mitchell Highlands Reserve at New California Waterford Estate Woodbine Village
Planning Projects Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization (CORPO) Eastern Union County Thoroughfare Plan US 42/Industrial Parkway Intersection Improvement SR 161/Cosgray Road Intersection Improvement US 33 Smart Mobility Corridor/Fiber Initiative Project Management for Johnson Rd./SR 739 Improvements Scottslawn Road Improvement
Other Work Total property splits and resurveys approved 21 minor splits 65 splits over 5 ac 110 resurveys, adjoining owner transfers, etc. Subdivision plats recorded (includes city) 16 Lots created (residential only) in unincorporated areas 351 as major subdivisions 21 as minor subdivisions 65 as non-subdivisions
2017 total expenditures (7 funds) Bills processed in 2017 Sewer customers as of 12/31/2017 Driveway permits issued
Number of addresses issued
Total property transfers
2,677
Existing deeds checked Foreclosure reviews 216 Sheriff deed reviews 63
3,692
Total property splits and resurveys
196
Survey plats recorded
153
Utility permits issued
60
Overweight vehicle hauling permits issued
276
Work order requests completed
136
Received $108,747 from townships: Darby $70,000 Millcreek Jackson $8,000 Washington
County forces spent 2,500 labor hours performing tree and brush removal along county and township roadways. Along with contracted work, over $155,000 was spent on this safety effort
County chip seal crews surface treated 121 miles of roadway in 25 days and fog sealed 18 miles
Consultant completed audit of 2016 BMV registrations to ensure proper distribution of license fee revenue. The results uncovered 579 errors totaling over $38,000. Errors were reported to the BMV and corrections to taxing districts has occurred
Continued involvement with several multijurisdictional development planning initiatives to help identify long range County transportation needs
$9,296,760 2,223 615 82 455
$25,747 $5,000
Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch, PE/PS 233 West Sixth Street Marysville, Ohio 43040
Administrative Offices P: 937.645.3018 www.co.union.oh.us/engineer Operations Facility P: 937.645.3017
Budget Breakdown
Page 6 REVENUE
EXPENSES 2017 Motor Vehicle and Gasoline Tax (M&G), Road & Bridge, General Fund $7,058,041
2017 Motor Vehicle and Gasoline Tax (M&G), Sales Tax, Fines and General Fund $7,329,339
2017 Federal and State Grants $2,489,389 (not included in revenue chart below) Indirect OverheadSupplies/Utilties/Services , $911,397 13% Labor $1,749,553 25%
Equipment, $417,611 6%
Labor Overhead/ Insurance/ Medicare/ PERS, $628,150 9%
Material s Salt/Stone/As phalt, $1,465,443 21%
Contract Project Costs , $1,885,887 26%
77% of contract project costs were funded by the Sales Tax Levy
All Other Vehicle Funds $1,219,814 16%
Motor Vehicle Fuel Fund $2,389,285 33%
Hi ghway Fines $2 4,194 < 1% Sales Tax Levy $1,451,956 20%
General Fund Tax Map $178,341 2%
Motor Vehicle License Fun d $2,065,749 2 8%
2016 FieldReport Notes 2017Fall Annual
Jeff Stauch, County Engineer
I
am pleased to provide this summary of our organization’s production for 2017. Compiled within the report are statistics encompassing the development in our growing county, a look at our environmental engineering work, and the highlights of our road and bridge activities. The Building Department’s plan review and inspection volume continued to climb in relation to recent years. Single and multi-family permits totaled 443 units. All of the residential and commercial activity flowing through our office combined for 1,468 permits, yielding an estimated construction valuation of $168 million. The number of field inspections rose to 13,617, an all-time high for our department. Towards the end of the year, we transitioned to the necessary commercial building code changes brought forth by the new Ohio Building Code. An improvement at our Millcreek Wastewater Treatment Plant was completed, greatly improving InsideThis Issue :: the performance and reliability of the facility, 2. Engineering and Environmental especially during wet Group Summaries periods. Our crews partnered with our contrac3. Operations Division tor to reduce project 4. Duties and Responsibilities costs. 5.
Building & Development Group Summaries, Subdivision Activity and Miscellaneous Statistics
6.
Budget Breakdown Public Service With Integrity
Engineering staff was directly involved in the Smart Mobility Initiative, of which our county is well-positioned for future connected vehicle applications and testing.
March 2018 With the Commissioners’ assistance, we helped initiate a public-private partnership to place nearly 10 miles of fiber-optic conduit along Industrial Pkwy. This is expected to save significant dollars as the final fiber connections are made later this year. Our versatile road maintenance employees successfully tackled the usual blend of road and bridge work. They replaced or rehabilitated seven small bridges and a number of smaller culverts along our 465 miles of roadway. We expanded our in-house chip-seal program to 121 miles in 2017. It was our largest single project expenditure at $1.23 million. Our roadside mowing program was extended to six rounds, totaling nearly 6,000 miles of effort when including some township mileage. Over $155,000 was spent on the continued clearing of trees and brush along county roads. This labor-intensive effort utilizes both our forces and contractors, and will need our attention for years to come. It was an exceptionally busy year for contract work. Three large bridges were replaced or rehabilitated, totaling $1.8 million. Local dollars accounted for 40% of those costs, with the rest being covered by state and federal grants acquired in previous years. Because of the increased bridge work, the paving program was reduced to seven miles, even with the assistance of a state grant valued at $425,000. Our office developed and managed two turn lane projects for Honda of America Manufacturing. Honda and JobsOhio funded the work, while our staff combined efforts with the project team to build the improvements on a compressed timeline. Please see County Engineer on page 4
ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page 2 2 Page
Engineering and Operations Engineering WORK BY CONTRACT Hot Mix Resurfacing Program Contractor: The Shelly Company Cost CR 55 E Unionville Road $56,876 CR 57 A-E Middleburg-PC Rd $502,130* CR 73 A-D Maple Ridge Road $428,794* State Street in Milford Center $177,538 (Local share: **$587,800) $1,165,338
Miles .29 3.37 3.44 7.10
* $425,000 of the resurfacing costs of Middleburg-PC and Maple Ridge Roads were funded by an Ohio Public Works Commission grant. Milford Center also contributed $152,538.
Recently resurfaced Middleburg-PC Road
** Local shares of Resurfacing/Pavement Marking ($674,978) and Bridge Replacements/Rehabilitation ($724,982) were furnished by the Sales Tax Levy
Johnson Road/SR 739 Road Widening Contractor: The Shelly Company Construction Cost: $974,032 Inspection/Design/Permit Costs: $109,414 Reimbursements: Development Services Agency Grant: ODOT, Division of Jobs & Commerce: Honda of America, Mfg. Inc. America Honda (AHM)
Bridge Replacements/Rehabilitations • UNI TR62-1.12— Sam Reed Road Bridge Replacement Contractor: Eagle Bridge Co. Construction Cost: $622,720 Federal Highway Grant: $582,520 Local Share: **$40,200 Inspection Reimbursement:$17,723
• UNI CR104-5.45 - Watkins Road Bridge Replacement Contractor: J&J Schlaegel, Inc.
Construction Cost: OPWC Grant: Local Share:
$509,053 $220,000 **$289,053
• UNI CR55-2.063 - Unionville Road Bridge Rehabilitation Contractor: Shelly and Sands, Inc.
Construction Cost: $675,729 Comm. Dev. Block Grant:$280,000 Local Share: **$395,729
$541,723 $233,397 $120,603 $187,723
Pavement Marking Program 90 miles of centerline; 90 miles of edgeline; 14 railroad crossing symbols; 1 school symbol Construction Cost: $87,178 Contractor: Oglesby Construction Local Share: **$87,178
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP Millcreek Estates WWTP Improvement Completed project that included construction of a mechanical filtering unit and new UV disinfection equipment to provide a more consistent level of wastewater treatment during wet weather periods. The construction was completed by AST Environmental, Inc. at a total cost of $413,307. Funding for this project has been provided through a loan from the Ohio Public Works Commission. County Forces assisted with the project by replacing the sewer outfall piping and constructing a building enclosure for the filtration unit.
NEW VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT Vehicles
Equipment
*(5) 2015 Tandem Axle Dump Trucks (payment 4 of 5) $140,677
*John Deere Loader (payment 2 of 3)
$50,600
1997 Ford F800 Distributor
*2017 F-150 Truck and 2017 F-350 Truck for Operations $57,464
Used Paint Striping Equipment *(2) Case IH Mowing Tractors (Cost with trade- in) $44,000 Tire Balancer/Changer
*(1) 2017 F-150 Truck for Building Department
*Kobelco Excavator (payment 2 of 5)
$25,633
$36,372
Replacement Pumps for Wastewater Treatment Plants
$35,000 $5,500 $4,166 $2,796
ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page 2 3 Page
Engineering and Operations Operations Division WORK BY COUNTY FORCES All other culvert replacements (16)
Dog Leg Road Small Bridge Replacement TR 136 B- 1.092
$92,051
Chip Seal (labor, equipment and material) Force Work Cost 60” pipe-Forterra($17,366), PSC Crane($2,600)
$28,509 $19,966
Hamilton Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 275 C - 0.873 Force Work Cost 54” pipe-Forterra($11,882), PSC Crane($1,473) Kinney Pike Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 262 G -5.677 Force Work Cost 36” HP pipe-Winsupply($7,691) Middleburg-PC Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 57 K - 12.41 Force Work Cost 60” pipe-Forterra($28,009), PSC Crane($2,750)
676,128 gallons of asphalt and 9,089 tons of stone 88mi. of county roads and 33 mi. of twp./ village roads Fog Seal 18 miles of roadway
$20,289 $13,355 Fladt Road – Sec. B-E Claibourne Road – Sec. G-L Yearsley Road – Sec. A-D Osbourne Road – Sec. A-F $14,868 Winnemac Road – Sec. C-E $7,691 Roadside Mowing (6 rounds) $28,509 $30,759 Snow and Ice Control
Sandusky Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 199 C - 1.240 Force Work Cost 10’x 5’ box culvert– Mack Industries($19,104), PSC Crane($2,660) Weldon Road Small Bridge Replacement TR 4 - 0.573 Force Work Cost 53 x 83” pipe-Forterra($12,044) $12,044
$1,234,269
$208,965 $351,857 2,231 labor hours $108,891 labor cost $86,575 equipment cost $156,391 material cost
$34,328 $21,764
$15,033
Tree and Brush Removal (2,500 labor hours) Contract Work:
Wilbur Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 148 B - 1.045
$118,329 $36,800
Force Work Cost $42,033 12’x 5’ box culvert– $28,572 Mack Industries($24,472), PSC Crane($4,100) Winnemac Road Small Bridge Replacement CR 336 B - 1.796 Force Work Cost 12’x 6’ box culvert– Mack Industries($21,600), PSC Crane($4,100)
Before county forces removed brush/trees $46,896 Road Sign Material $25,700
After removal of vegetation
$11,800
ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page Page 24
Engineering and Operations County Engineer ——————
Duties and Responsibilities
Continued from page 1
Union County has transitioned over the last several years to the Maintains, repairs, widens, resurfaces, constructs, or fastest growing county in the state. Our staff’s continued role with reconstructs county roads, bridges, culverts, and the county’s development growth included a number of residenroadside ditches tial and commercial proposals in varying stages. We are tasked with coordinating alongside township zoning processes, review- Engineering advisor to all fourteen Boards of Trustees for the maintenance, repair, widening, resurfacing traffic studies and mitigation of those impacts, and working ing, and construction of township roads and culverts. with developers and other neighboring agencies to plan and build Bridges on township roads are the full responsibility the needed improvements. Our Union County team remains of the Union County Engineer committed to the philosophy of requiring development to contribute their necessary share towards road improvements. This ap- Prepares and maintains a road map of the county, proach is vital to our ability to manage impacts to our roads as the and is also responsible for maintaining Union Counregion grows. ty's tax map system And here’s why. . . . our share of the county sales tax increased 11% last year. And our voters graciously renewed the ¼% levy in November, making up 20% of our budget. But concerns about our ability to maintain our local road network remain, especially as we look towards the future growth pressures and rising construction costs. Our gas tax and license fee revenue for 2017 - our primary source of funding - was almost identical to 2016’s values. And comparisons to previous years show very little growth as well. As a result, while development and the need to improve and maintain our roads has increased, our available revenues to perform that work have remained relatively flat. There does appear to be some interest at the state and federal level to address some of the needed funding gaps. Stay tuned! It may well be a very challenging and dynamic ride. Thank you for your interest in our 2017 Annual Report, and we look forward to serving you in 2018.
Jeff Stauch, Union County Engineer
Operates, maintains, repairs, constructs or reconstructs six small (package) wastewater treatment plants in the unincorporated areas of the County
Building plan reviews and inspections for residential, commercial and industrial construction in the unincorporated areas of the county as well as in the City of Marysville, in the Villages of Plain City, Milford Center, Magnetic Springs and Richwood
Issues house numbers/driveway permits for all new residences or new businesses in the unincorporated areas of the county. Approves legal descriptions before transfer; maintains a record of all surveys
Administrates and enforces Union County's Flood Damage Prevention Regulations in the unincorporated areas of the County
Reviews preliminary and final plats, reviews construction plans, coordinates other agency reviews, inspects construction, and approves construction for all major/minor subdivisions planned and constructed in the unincorporated areas of the County
Union County Road And Bridge Statistics Bridges:
Roads:
Across Ohio : -9,600 county owned bridges are over 50 years old -3,200 have posted/reduced load limits
Across Ohio : -28,971 county maintained road miles
In Union County : -29 bridges are over 50 years old -8 have posted/reduced load limits Ranks 38th out of 88 counties
In Union County : -466 county road miles Ranks 6th out of 88 counties -162 township road miles Ranks 86th out of 88 counties -197 state road miles
Union County Engineer’s
2017 Annual Report Page 5
Building and Development
NEW 1,2,3 FAMILY RESIDENCES
ADDITIONS/ ALTERATIONS
ALL OTHER PERMITS
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PERMITS
VALUATION
INSPECTIONS COMPLETED
443
228
461
1132
$130 million
11,078
NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
ADDITIONS/ ALTERATIONS
ALL OTHER PERMITS
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PERMITS
VALUATION
INSPECTIONS COMPLETED
31
88
217
336
$38 million
2,539
Permitted $168 million in estimated construction costs George Pyers, Building Inspector, joined our staff in July 3,618 correction notices written Commercial Building Codes updated in November Building Inspector Larry Powell, passed ICC Commercial Certification tests
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY Information listed does not include municipalities
Final Plats Courtyards at Jerome Village (Jerome Village) – 93 lots Eversole Run Section 1, Phase 2 (Jerome Village) – 46 lots Eversole Run Section 6, Phase 2 (Jerome Village) – 74 lots Village Neigh. Section 5, Phase 1 (Jerome Village) – 74 lots Mitchell Highlands, Sections 1 & 2 – 64 lots
Ongoing Major Subdivision Projects in Planning, Review or Construction Darby Braeside (Jerome and Darby Township) Dublin Green Retail Center Jerome Grand at Jacquemin Farms Jerome Village (Multiple Phases) Mitchell Highlands Reserve at New California Waterford Estate Woodbine Village
Planning Projects Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization (CORPO) Eastern Union County Thoroughfare Plan US 42/Industrial Parkway Intersection Improvement SR 161/Cosgray Road Intersection Improvement US 33 Smart Mobility Corridor/Fiber Initiative Project Management for Johnson Rd./SR 739 Improvements Scottslawn Road Improvement
Other Work Total property splits and resurveys approved 21 minor splits 65 splits over 5 ac 110 resurveys, adjoining owner transfers, etc. Subdivision plats recorded (includes city) 16 Lots created (residential only) in unincorporated areas 351 as major subdivisions 21 as minor subdivisions 65 as non-subdivisions
2017 total expenditures (7 funds) Bills processed in 2017 Sewer customers as of 12/31/2017 Driveway permits issued
Number of addresses issued
Total property transfers
2,677
Existing deeds checked Foreclosure reviews 216 Sheriff deed reviews 63
3,692
Total property splits and resurveys
196
Survey plats recorded
153
Utility permits issued
60
Overweight vehicle hauling permits issued
276
Work order requests completed
136
Received $108,747 from townships: Darby $70,000 Millcreek Jackson $8,000 Washington
County forces spent 2,500 labor hours performing tree and brush removal along county and township roadways. Along with contracted work, over $155,000 was spent on this safety effort
County chip seal crews surface treated 121 miles of roadway in 25 days and fog sealed 18 miles
Consultant completed audit of 2016 BMV registrations to ensure proper distribution of license fee revenue. The results uncovered 579 errors totaling over $38,000. Errors were reported to the BMV and corrections to taxing districts has occurred
Continued involvement with several multijurisdictional development planning initiatives to help identify long range County transportation needs
$9,296,760 2,223 615 82 455
$25,747 $5,000
Union County Engineer Jeff Stauch, PE/PS 233 West Sixth Street Marysville, Ohio 43040
Administrative Offices P: 937.645.3018 www.co.union.oh.us/engineer Operations Facility P: 937.645.3017
Budget Breakdown
Page 6 REVENUE
EXPENSES 2017 Motor Vehicle and Gasoline Tax (M&G), Road & Bridge, General Fund $7,058,041
2017 Motor Vehicle and Gasoline Tax (M&G), Sales Tax, Fines and General Fund $7,329,339
2017 Federal and State Grants $2,489,389 (not included in revenue chart below) Indirect OverheadSupplies/Utilties/Services , $911,397 13% Labor $1,749,553 25%
Equipment, $417,611 6%
Labor Overhead/ Insurance/ Medicare/ PERS, $628,150 9%
Material s Salt/Stone/As phalt, $1,465,443 21%
Contract Project Costs , $1,885,887 26%
77% of contract project costs were funded by the Sales Tax Levy
All Other Vehicle Funds $1,219,814 16%
Motor Vehicle Fuel Fund $2,389,285 33%
Hi ghway Fines $2 4,194 < 1% Sales Tax Levy $1,451,956 20%
General Fund Tax Map $178,341 2%
Motor Vehicle License Fun d $2,065,749 2 8%
