MIDDLEPORT — A public meeting for Middleport residents has been rescheduled for Thursday evening. A number of topics of interest to town residents will be discussed, Mayor Michael Gerlach said.

Gerlach said the meeting is designed to inform the public about proposed infrastructure projects, and citizens will be able to ask questions at the meeting, but Gerlach stressed that discussion will be limited to upcoming projects.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Rejoicing Life Church, and all residents are invited to attend and ask questions about upcoming and proposed projects. The meeting was canceled in early January due to bad weather.

Proposed projects include a solar-powered stirring system for the village’s sewer lagoon, which the village hopes to secure stimulus funding to purchase and install, a water trail from the Ohio River to the marina area, and the multipurpose walking and bike path to be built along the Ohio.

Gerlach and Pomeroy Mayor John Musser have been asked to identify homes in foreclosure or other abandoned properties in need of demolition, for the Neighborhood Stabilization program. That program, funded through a grant to multiple counties, will focus on rehabilitating residential properties, some for re-sale to first-time homebuyers. Gerlach said that program will also be discussed at Thursday’s meeting.

Other water and sewer projects, tourism, business development, emergency preparedness and the village’s source water protection plan are also on the agenda, Gerlach said.

Representatives from the Rural Community Assistance Program, the Environmental Protection Agency and its financial assistance operation, and the Meigs County Soil and Water Conservation District are expected to attend, Gerlach said.