East Main Street Improvements (ODOT PID ) Public Meeting

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1 Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018 Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: City of Tipp City Council Chambers 260 S. Garber Drive Tipp City, Ohio East Main Street Improvements (ODOT PID ) Public Meeting Contact: John Donnelly, P.E. Director of Municipal Services Tricia Bishop ODOT Environmental Coordinator Phone: (937) Phone: City of Tipp City Government Center 260 S. Garber Drive Tipp City, Ohio ODOT District St. Marys Avenue Sidney, Ohio The City of Tipp City, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), is holding an Open House Meeting to provide interested parties an opportunity to review and comment on proposed improvements to East Main Street, from First Street to Canal Lock Park and the Great Miami River Recreation Trail. Members of the project team will be available to answer questions and take your comments regarding the proposed improvements. At 7:00 pm, the City and its design consultant will provide a brief project update, followed by an opportunity for citizens to make public comments or ask questions publicly, if they choose. Citizens desiring to make public statements will be asked to limit their statements to less than three minutes. Following the public presentation and forum, citizens will be provided an opportunity to speak oneonone with members of the project team. We encourage you to stop by and discuss the project with the project team. If you are unable to attend, but would like to provide comments or have questions, please return the enclosed comment form or contact the individuals listed above. Mailing Date: February 16, 2018

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4 , Comment Form East Main Street Improvements (MIA , PID ) Public Meeting 03/29/2018 Please use this form to provide comments regarding the proposed East Main Street Improvements. Comments may be handed in at the public meeting, submitted by , mail or telephone to the individuals listed below. Please provide comments by 04/30/2018, to ensure your comments are considered in project development. Contact: John Donnelly, P.E. Director of Municipal Services Tricia Bishop ODOT Environmental Coordinator Phone: Phone: Tipp City Government Center 260 S. Garber Drive Tipp City, Ohio ODOT District St. Marys Avenue Sidney, Ohio Comments Submitted by*: Name: Address: *Contact information is not required, but will ensure you are included on the response to comments and allow us to contact you if additonal information is needed. What is your interest in the proposed project? (check all that apply) I own or rent property in the vicinity of the project I work in the vicinity of the project I travel through Tipp City regularly I regularly visit Canal Lock Park I regularly use the Great Miami River Recreation Trail I boat / canoe on the river Other (please describe) The environmental review, consultation and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by ODOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated 12/11/2015, and executed by FHWA and ODOT.

5 The project will include work within the Tipp City Historic District. Please provide any concerns you have regarding the project s involvement with the historic district: The project will require an open cut into the abandoned Miami & Erie Canal and race, to allow for the new water main. Please provide any concerns you have regarding the necessary involvement with the abandoned Miami & Erie Canal: The project will require temporary work with Canal Lock Park and will require the temporary detour of the SR 571 crossing of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail. Please provide any concerns you have regarding the project s involvement with these recreational resources: Four parking spaces within the corridor will need to be eliminated to allow for the project and to meet state requirements for intersection setbacks. Please provide any concerns you have regarding the loss of four parking spaces: Other comments:

6 East Main Street Reconstruction (MIA , PID ) Section 106 Consulting Party Request Form The City of Tipp City proposes to upgrade pedestrian facilities and infrastructure on State Route 571 (East Main Street), from First Street to Canal Lock Park and the Great Miami River Recreation Trail. The west portion of the project is located within the Old Tippecanoe Main Street Historic District. In addition to the roadway/sidewalk reconstruction within the historic district, the project will require an open cut through the former Miami & Erie Canal (to allow for the water main installation), will remove an abandoned cistern from within the road rightofway, and may need to temporarily remove the protruding sign at the Roller Mill (to protect it during construction). Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires Federal agencies to consider the effects of their actions on historic properties. The Section 106 process seeks to incorporate historic values into project planning through consultation among the Federal and state agencies, and other parties with an interest in the effects of the undertaking on historic properties. Individuals or organizations with a demonstrated interest in the effects of the undertaking on historic properties may be invited to become consulting parties. The various consulting parties work together with the project team to collect data regarding historic resources, discuss options, provide multiple viewpoints, and seek common agreement on the incorporation of historic preservation values into the project. If you are interested in becoming a consulting party, please provide your information at the bottom of this form and return to ODOT District 7, 1001 St. Mary s Avenue, Sidney, Ohio 45365, Attn: Tricia Bishop. Please respond no later than 04/30/2018, to ensure your comments can be considered in the evaluation of the effect of this project on historic resources. If you have information that will assist in evaluating the effect of the project on historic resources, please include that information with your response. Name: Address: Reason for Interest in the Effect of the Project on Historic Properties: Additional space on back

7 The environmental review, consultation and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by ODOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated 12/11/2015, and executed by FHWA and ODOT.