Transportation Improvement District

Seneca County Transportation and Improvement District (SCTID)

Program Summary

Transportation Improvement Districts (TIDs) are administered through the ODOT Office of Jobs and Commerce and promote intergovernmental and public-private cooperation of transportation resources and investments.  

Funding is provided on a reimbursement basis.

Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapter 5540.02 outlines the powers of a Transportation Improvement District (TID).  Ohio House Bill 74 Section 203.40 approved by the 134th Ohio General Assembly provides $4,500,000 in funding each fiscal year of the biennium.  TID program funding can be used on all publicly owned roadways in Ohio.

The Seneca County TID was created through Seneca County Commissioners Resolution dated September 24, 2015.

There are currently 53 registered TIDs in the State of Ohio.  Click HERE for ODOT's TID site.

The funding provided for each project is limited to $500,000 per fiscal year.

TID Funding can be used for:

• Preliminary Engineering
• Detailed Design
• Right-of-Way
• Construction

The following items are not eligible for TID Funding:

• Transportation improvement to privately owned roadways.
• The extension of existing utilities or placement of new utilities (gas, water, sewer, etc.)
• Administrative costs associated with operation of the TID.

Applications are scored on a 50 point scale under three primary categories:  Economic Development, Transportation Factors, Project Funding Plan

 

 SCTID PROJECTED APPLICATION TIMELINE

Project Applications submitted to SCTID:  By April 1

SCTID Application submitted to ODOT: May 1 – May 31

Statewide TID Project Funds Awarded:  July

 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Engineer’s Estimate with prevailing wage and useful life statement.
1. Estimate must contain specifications for project.
2. Estimate must contain engineer’s stamp.
2. Resolution from the City stating the amount of the match to be contributed to the project.
3. A PDF Map showing the location of the project.
4. A brief summary of how the project will benefit either:
1. Economic development
2. Transportation factors
3. Fund a planning project.
5. A resolution stating the acceptance to pay the 3% of the grant award success fee to the Seneca County TID.

SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING:

PREFERED METHOD OF SUBMISSION IS VIA EMAIL IN PDF FORMAT

MARK ZIMMERMAN, SENECA COUNTY ENGINEER                                                      and                                                               Seneca Regional Planning Commission Attn:  TID

EMAIL:  mzimmerman@senecacountyohio.gov                                                                                                                                 jadkins@senecacountyohio.gov

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