City Council

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS; MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEWISBURG, OHIO, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:00 P.M., APRIL 17, 2025, AT THE LEWISBURG COMMUNITY CENTER. The regular meeting of the Village of Lewisburg, Ohio Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Dennis Roberts. ROLL CALL: Eliza Wagoner, Clerk of Council. PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Roberts, Council Members Marla Colville-Brown, Barb Foster, Mary Nelson, Lori Pheanis, Jackie Sewert, and Ted Thies. Also present were Municipal Manager Jeff Sewert, Fire & EMS Chief Bob Sewert, Police Chief Gary Parker, and Law Director Steve Hobbs. Motion to approve the minutes of the April 3, 2025, regular Village Council Meeting. First by Mary Nelson. Second by Barb Foster. Roll Call Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 1 Abstain (Lori Pheanis). Motion approved. Motion to approve the check disbursement report. First by Mary Nelson. Second by Lori Pheanis. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Motion to approve the purchase order report; for the requested Lawn Plus PO, the Village will pay $2872.50 and the Soccer organization will pay the other $2872.50. First by Barb Foster. Second by Mary Nelson. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. CITIZENS: None. MAYOR: Mayor Roberts shared about the Planning Commission Meeting held earlier. LEGAL: Council members received a copy of a letter from the Ohio Department of Administrative Services regarding the renewal of a lease for the MARCS Tower site that the Village owns. MUNICIPAL MANAGER: Manager Sewert shared about issues at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and that Choice One Engineering is working on a plan for a County CDBG grant for critical infrastructure. Motion to approve submitting an application for the County CDBG grant. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Ted Thies. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Manager Sewert provided updates on: MVRPC regional transportation committee and potential grant money available for streets and park trails, the South Wastewater Plant project, the Firehouse Improvement Project, the West Side Storm project, meeting with ODOT Director regarding 503 paving needs, repaving Main St/Apple Valley Dr through loan with OPWC, revised lot plan for Cumberland St. House, and Preliminary Plan for the Sycamore Trace Subdivision. Manager Sewert shared about the mailing issues with the utility bills this month. Currently, each month the bills have to be taken to the Brookville Post Office for bulk mailing, then are sent to Dayton, then to Cincinnati or Columbus, before they come back to Lewisburg. Mr. Sewert is 1 working with Post Masters to try to change this process. There was discussion about the delay in residents receiving their utility bills this month. Motion to waive the penalties/fees for any late payments of the utility bills for the month of April, 2025, but follow the normal water shut-off procedures for non-payment. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Barb Foster. Roll Call Vote: 6 Yes 1 No (Marla Colville-Brown). Motion approved. Chief Parker stated that the requested Children at Play signs are up and the resident who requested them is happy with the signs. Council members received a copy of Nathaniel Jeffer’s resignation letter. Chief Parker shared about the work Mr. Jeffer’s has done for the Police Department. Motion to accept Nathaniel Jeffer’s resignation, effective May 12, 2025. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Ted Thies. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. SAFETY: Chief Sewert shared about the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt and the status of Hope Strawser’s certifications. POLICE: None. LIBRARY: Barb Foster shared about recent and upcoming events at the Library. PARK: Ted Thies shared about trees. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: None. MISC. BUSINESS: None Motion to adjourn. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Ted Thies. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Meeting was adjourned at 8:07 P.M. DATE MAYOR _________________________________________ CLERK OF COUNCIL __________________________________________________________ 2