BUCYRUS — Bucyrus City Council met in a special session Wednesday evening for the first meeting of the year since New Year’s Day occurred on Tuesday.

Mayor Jeff Reser said several larger projects are being worked on but the main priority for the city’s administration is the renewal of the street levy on the May election ballot.

“It is a renewal levy of .5 percent, so we are not asking for any new tax money,” Reser said.

Reser said the city receives a total of two percent income tax with one percent going into the general fund, .5 percent is the safety forces levy and .5 percent is for the maintenance of city streets.

Reser said the former city garage on Mary Street has been sold to Matt Hensley and the city still is attempting to sell the property on Marion Road.

“We will be using the money from the sale of those properties to fund the rehabilitation of the former ODOT (Ohio Department of Transportation) property on West Irving Street,” Reser said.

Reser said a town hall meeting is scheduled to be in the Bucyrus City Hall lobby Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposal for bike lanes to be added into ODOT’s North Sandusky Avenue rehabilitation project.

“We will have booths set up with photos and information,” Reser said. “Representatives from ODOT and Brandstetter, the city’s engineer firm, will be here to answer questions along with city officials.”

The council’s joint committee meeting is Thursday, Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. in council chambers at Bucyrus City Hall.

Topics of discussion will include, but are not limited to:

  • Economic Development Committee: Subcommittee appointments
  • Platting Committee: Zoning change re: veterinary erloffices
  • Finance Committee: Employee manpower, street levy renewal and elected officials’ salaries

The next regular council meeting is Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.