Trumbull Co. settles suit that involved renovations to historic bridge

WARREN — The Trumbull County Engineer’s office has settled a civil lawsuit filed by the company that had first tried to renovate the historic Newton Falls covered bridge.

The settlement, reached during mediation in common pleas court, calls for the county to pay BECDIR Construction of Berlin Center $300,000.

The $300,000 is the amount BECDIR had asked to be paid when it first filed suit against the county in 2006. President David DiRusso said the company had put about $500,000 of work and materials into the project and been paid about $200,000 at the time the project was halted.

County commissioners on Thursday approved paying BECDIR the $300,000 without interest in three $100,000 payments on May 31, Jan, 31, 2010, and Jan. 31, 2011. Both parties will pay their own legal fees.

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