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Dover Center & Center Ridge Improvement Project
Issue No. 71 has been approved by Westlake City Council to be placed on the November 5th ballot. It calls for the renewal of the 3/8th of 1 percent income tax, which is exclusively used for the construction, repairs, and improvement of roads and highways, storm sewers, water retention basins, and water lines.
This “Infrastructure Tax” has been in effect since it was originally placed on the ballot in 1993 and was renewed once in 2006. This is not a new tax but is included in the 1.5% local income tax, still lower than all the surrounding communities.
The City continues to provide a 100% tax credit to residents who work outside of Westlake. Those residents and non-residents that work in Westlake will not see any change in their tax rate either.
The City has completed $200 million in projects including the current widening and improvement of the Dover Center and Center Ridge intersection to accommodate the new Westlake Elementary Schools next to Porter Library with the revenues generated from the 3/8th of 1 percent income tax.
Since 1993, in addition to expending $33,755,000 in road maintenance and repairs, the following major projects have been accomplished over the years since the 3/8th of 1 percent Infrastructure tax went into effect:
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Streets and Intersection Projects |
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| Columbia Road Intersection | $1,075,000 |
| Crocker Road Improvements | $4,225,000 |
| Dover Rd/Center Ridge | $4,653,000 |
| Dover/Detroit Road | $993,000 |
| I-90 and Columbia Road | $2,263,000 |
| Columbia Road Resurfacing | $1,499,000 |
| Canterbury & Center Ridge | $2,886,000 |
| Clemens Road Improvements | $2,740,000 |
| Various Street Intersections | $1,920,000 |
| Hilliard Widening | $6,013,000 |
| Center Ridge Resurfacing | $2,219,000 |
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Waterline Projects |
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| Hilliard Road Waterline | $6,768,000 |
| Melrose Waterline | $2,267,000 |
| Forest Parkway | $1,295,000 |
| Sperry Westwood Hilliard | $1,180,000 |
| Canterbury Estate Waterline | $1,664,000 |
| Smith Hedgewood Waterline | $1,854,000 |
| Westwood Waterline | $3,247,000 |
| Bradley Waterline | $5,082,000 |
| Cornwall & Bonny Bank | $1,829,000 |
| Rose Road & Clark | $2,041,000 |
| Schwartz Road Waterline | $1,235,000 |
| Strawberry & Marshfield | $1,336,000 |
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Future Projects Planned |
|
| Bassett Water main | $7,180,000 |
| Columbia Road Storm | $3,570,000 |
| Crocker Turn Lane/Blvd | $3,950,000 |
| Canterbury Road Storm | $2,060,000 |
| Hilliard Blvd Resurfacing | $3,070,000 |
| Walter Road Waterline | $2,560,000 |
| Dover Road Resurfacing | $2,560,000 |
| Dover Road Waterline | $3,070,000 |
| Porter & Lansing Waterline | $2,850,000 |
| 190/Columbia westbound | $4,080,000 |
| Bradley Road Waterline | $2,060,000 |
| Ridge Road Waterline | $4,080,000 |
| North Glen/Glenmore Storm | $2,060,000 |
| Detroit Road Widening | $7,090,000 |
| Center Ridge Water main | $3,780,000 |
| Detroit Road Water main | $8,160,000 |
| Westwood Road Water main | $1,450,000 |
| Dunford Ave Water main | $2,460,000 |
| General Road Maintenance | $28,000,000 (2019–32) |
