Cadiz village administrator gives project updates

Acting Village Administrator Brandon Ludwig touched on a handful of items during his report at Cadiz’s May 14 meeting, beginning with a Martin Avenue water leak caused by an inactive service line breaking. He said it has been repaired.

He moved on to the Capital Budget Grant for the stage at Sally Buffalo Park, which came to $95,000.

“Once we got some pricing on what we wanted to add on, it became really, really expensive,” Ludwig said. “We reached out to the state, and they recommended permanent speakers to be installed.”

He said that was included in the grant, and the addition is key because it will save the village money in the long run by eliminating rental speakers for each concert. Ludwig added that the Cadiz Community Improvement Corp. has already voted to front the deposit for those speakers.

“We went with the set of speakers that we won’t have to bring in any additional unless we have a major, massive act out there,” Ludwig said. “This will cover everything we’ve had to date.”

The speakers will cost $120,000, and Ludwig said the village is working with the county to share the costs along with the CIC.

Ludwig said the Phase II waterline paving has been completed on several streets in Deersville. He said the job turned out very nice and the village was looking into using the same company for some 2026 paving projects after receiving more quotes “for some major areas in town that need paved.” He hoped to have that nailed down by the next meeting, scheduled for May 28.

The last issue in his report was a grant through the county “that paid for a Comprehensive Plan to be made that we can utilize for any grants.” The Comprehensive Plan meeting recently held addressed those issues, and Ludwig noted his contact with Neighborhood Strategies. A survey is planned, and he said he hoped it would be ready by the next water bill cycle.

“We can scan the QR code and take the survey, and we’ll be putting it out on the website and the app as well,” Ludwig told council.

Also, the village is still waiting on the reported six consecutive days needed to lay down the basketball and pickleball courts in the camping area, just down from the park office. Parks and Recreation Manager Ryan Coffman said the reins needed to be tightened up on that project and said there has not been any progress since it was last discussed at an April meeting.

“I know we need six days of no rain, so that’s not ideal for right now,” Coffman said. “That would be a great thing for the community, so we’re hoping that that gets resolved here rather quickly if the weather allows it.”