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Councilman Riley
Introduces Legislation to Complete Bancroft Street
Resurfacing The
City of Toledo recently started a long-needed street
construction on Bancroft Street from Secor Road to Parkside
Boulevard, near the University of Toledo and St. Francis de
Sales High School. There has been much discussion regarding
the condition of Bancroft Street and the need for this
resurfacing project.
The decision to end the
project at Parkside Boulevard on the east has been a major
concern for Councilman Tyrone Riley, the District 1
Councilman. “It is obvious that Bancroft Street between
Auburn and Parkside is in dire need of repair and has been
for quite some time,” said Riley. “It would be unfair to the
residents in the area and motorists. It would also send the
wrong message, if the construction ended at Parkside. This
stretch of road is a vital corridor between the University
of Toledo and downtown Toledo, it should be included in the
construction plan.”
Riley has introduced
legislation to be considered at the August 8, 2017, Toledo
City Council meeting appropriating $2,500,000 from a city
fund designated for street construction, maintenance and
repairs. This fund contains revenues from the city’s share
of the state fuel tax.
It came to the Councilman’s
attention that there is currently an unappropriated balance
in that fund and he is asking his colleagues on council to
support using some of that fund to complete the work needed
on Bancroft Street between Parkside Boulevard and Auburn
Avenue. If approved, funding would be immediately available
to begin planning for the project.
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