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NOACA connection
News from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
January 2011 - Vol 1, Issue 1 |
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Welcome! |
I am pleased to launch this publication to help you stay connected with what NOACA is involv ed in. This e-newsletter will help you find out about new programs and funding opportunities, and access completed NOACA reports and studies. We encourage your participation in planning activities so that you can help shape the future of Northeast Ohio. Check out the latest news and announcements in the following articles. We've added links to the NOACA website and other websites in each article to help you navigate to additional information that you may find useful. Help us spread the news by encouraging others to subscribe. | | |
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Governing Board Officers for 2011 | |
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Medina County Commssioner Stephen Hambley |
At their January 14 meeting, Governing Board members elected Medina County Commissioner Stephen Hambley president for calendar year 2011. The Board also approved the election of local officials representing all five of NOACA's member counties to serve in other positions:
First Vice President - Edward FitzGerald, Cuyahoga County Executive
Second Vice President - Frank Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland
Secretary - Mary Samide, Geauga County Commissioner
Assistant Secretary - Robert Downey, Cleveland Heights City Manager
Assistant Secretary - Michael Salay, Medina County Engineer
Treasurer - Ted Kalo, Lorain County Commissioner
Assistant Treasurer - Julius Ciaccia, Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Assistant Treasurer - Robert Aufuldish, Lake County Commissior
Immediate Past President - James Gills, Lake County Engineer
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NOACA Issues Requests for Proposals | |
NOACA seeks proposals from qualified consultants to conduct a study of sanitary sewer facility planning areas in Lorain County, to determine the most effective way to provide wastewater treatment to the people and businesses in this area. The closing date for proposals is Tuesday, February 15.
NOACA also seeks proposals from online file and database management vendors, to manage and track in-house data relating to the long-range transportation plan and Transportation Improvement Program. NOACA will accept proposals for this work through Friday, February 25.
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NOACA Board Selects Transportation Enhancement Projects | |
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Detroit Avenue streetscaping project
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Thanks to NOACA, 17 bicycle, pedestrian, streetscape and transit facility beautification projects, totaling $9 million, will be implemented with the help of federal transportation enhancement (TE) funding. TE funding is sub-allocated to NOACA by the Ohio Department of Transportation. To be eligible, a project must relate to surface transportation and fit into one of 13 enhancement categories, such as bicycle/pedestrian facilities, historic preservation, streetscaping, acquisition of historic sites, and archeological research. Sponsors of the selected projects must award a contract to construct the project before June 2014. NOACA expects the next enhancement project selection round to occur in state fiscal year 2013. |
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Review Transportation Projects Proposed for Northeast Ohio | |
NOACA has posted nine transportation improvement projects on the agency website for review and comment. Five projects are in Cuyahoga County, three are for the Greater Cleveland RTA, and one is for Medina County Public Transit. Each project page includes a project description, background, current conditions and comments by NOACA staff. Comments can be made by interested persons through Thursday, March 10. If the Governing Board approves these projects, they will be added to the region's long-range plan and/or Transportation Improvement Program.
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NOACA at Work throughout the Region | |
 What has NOACA done for your county or community recently? Find out by downloading NOACA's county publications. Each publication focuses on one of NOACA's member counties, and identifies road, bridge and transit projects funded in the county, upcoming improvement projects, completed studies, outreach events, and other planning efforts.
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Apply for Local ODOT Program Projects | |
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is accepting funding request applications for their Small City and Municipal Bridge programs. Eligible applicants are local governments outside the boundaries of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), unless the local is within a small MPO (population less than 200,000) that has joined the statewide program. These federal-aid programs provide a share of up to 80 percent of eligible construction costs. A 20 percent cash match is required by the local agency sponsor for these programs.
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The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is a regional organization of local officials responsible for carrying out transportation and environmental planning under the local direction and in accordance with state and federal mandates. The NOACA area encompasses the Cleveland/Lorain-Elyria metropolitan region, which includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. |
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Howard R. Maier
Executive Director
NOACA
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