Village of Attica, Ohio
Seneca County
Minutes: Mayor Louis Sanders called the January 8, 2026, Village of Attica Council regular meeting to order at 7:30PM.
Roll Call: Ed Beamer, Nicole Lenhart, Jim Gray, Keith Hopple, Kirk Stanfield
Others Present: Village Administrator Shock, Law Director Niedermeier, and Maintenance Supervisor Scott
Absent: None
Organization: Mayor Sanders administered council members to various committees
Law Director swore in new council members
Councilman Hopple moved to nominated Councilwoman Lenhart as President Tempore, Councilman Beamer seconded the motion. Vote 6-0, motion carried.
Approval of Warrants: Motion by Councilwoman Lenhart to approve the warrants for payment, seconded by Councilman Gray. Vote: 6-0, motion carried.
Approval of Minutes: Councilman Beamer requested amendment to 12/22/25 minutes to add that the payment plan offered to 27 N. Liberty St. requires no further missed payment otherwise water service will be shut off until the bill is paid in full. Clerk will update minutes and provide for approval at the 1/22/26 meeting.
Written & Oral Communication: Resident Annette Groomes from 26 Cook Dr. inquired on council to address the homes zoned as commercial to lower the property tax burden. She noted that her home used to be a dentist office. Administrator Shock noted that he has contacted the other home owners and had not heard back on any other requests to change the zoning for the area. Law Director Niedermeier collected more information from the home owner and will further investigate what is required to re-zone the area.
Resident Nate Beagle inquired with council on why updated financial reports are not supplied on the village website. Councilman Beamer noted that financials can be requested at village hall. Councilman Stanfield noted that audits can be found on the state auditor site. Nate noted that having them accessible electrotonically on the website would be a convenient solution. Councilwoman Lenhart noted that she would add updated financials to the website.
Public Safety: None
Streets & Properties: None
Parks: None
Trees: None
Fire: None
EMS: None
Cemetery: None
Personnel: None
Zoning Commission: None
Finance and rule: Cash balance $917K
2025 Hinkle Report filed with the State
2025 investment performance reported with earnings of $22.5K from STAR Ohio.
Water & Sewer: RCAP representative Cindy Brookes provided updates from 2025 water performance noting that challenges will continue until regionalization and recommending that rates be updated at that time. Cindy also noted how important it is that the village works to keep grant funding for the project noting a total of $1.6M in grant funding for the water regionalization project. The expectation is that the grant funds will cover the majority of the cost of the project.
Councilman Beamer provided an update on the corrosion control study noting that it appears a desktop study may not be sufficient, but we expect to have a decision in the next 30 days if the full corrosion control study will be needed. Cindy noted that the project can continue as the corrosion control study is performed noting bidding the project out could occur in the spring.
Village Website & IT: None
Train Derailment: None
Unfinished, Old Business and New Business: Maintenance Supervisor Scott provided updates on projects around town. He also noted that employee Will Gates has been performing a lot of after-hours assistance over the phone and being called in to assist on weekends at the water plant. Maintenance Supervisor Scott inquired on behalf of Water Superintendent Rosemark, if Will could be compensated for call time. Councilwoman Lenhart moved to compensate full time employees 1 hour of pay at their base pay rate for answering after hour phone calls to assist in emergency work. Councilman Hopple seconded the motion. Vote 6-0, motion carried.
Executive Session: None
Next meeting: Regular meeting on Thursday, January 22nd at 7:30 PM.
Motion by Councilwoman Lenhart, seconded by Councilman Gray to adjourn the meeting. Time: 8:24PM. Vote: 6-0, Motion carried.
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Mayor Louis Sanders - Fiscal Officer Isaac Phillips
