March 22, 200718 yr From the 1/27/07 DDN: Appleton to upgrade W. Carrollton plant Expansion to cost $100 million for new equipment and improvements to infrastructure. By Lisa Bernard Staff Writer Saturday, January 27, 2007 WEST CARROLLTON — Appleton is planning to expand its thermal paper production capacity at its mill in West Carrollton —a move that carries a $100 million price tag. The expansion will include the installation of a state-of-the-art coater to produce thermal paper, upgrades to other equipment and improvements to the roads and other infrastructure around the West Carrollton plant, said company spokesman Bill Van Den Brandt. Much of $100 million investment is headed toward the machinery upgrades and new equipment. "This is a very capital intensive business," Van Den Brandt said. "One hundred million dollars is a significant investment, and that's what it takes to get these things done." MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/01/27/ddn012707appleton.html
March 23, 200718 yr From the 2/5/07 Dayton Business Journal: Beerman Realty to build $7.5M retail center Dayton Business Journal - February 2, 2007 by Tim Tresslar DBJ Senior Reporter A new $7.5 million retail center is set to open before next Christmas along state Route 725, near the Dayton Mall. The Shoppes at 725, a project by The Beerman Realty Co., will add another 33,500 square feet to the heavily traveled retail corridor in Miami Township. The proposed shopping center, located near Kingsridge Drive, will stand on 4.5 acres currently topped by two houses and a 12-unit office building. It will sit across from South Towne Center, home to Jo-Ann Stores Inc., Computer Zoo and EB Games, among others. Demolition of the existing buildings on the site will occur in February and construction on the new center will begin in March, said Tim Albro, vice president of Beerman Realty. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/02/05/story1.html From same: Former swim club to change to senior housing Dayton Business Journal - February 2, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter A dilapidated Kettering swim club may be redeveloped into a senior housing complex. The Birchwood Swim Club at 2670 Galewood St. has been closed for three years and is expected to be sold in the coming months to Columbus-based Franklin Foundation, which has built two senior apartment developments in Kettering in recent years. The organization received a $2 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in early January to help build the 24-apartment complex on the property, said Tom Robillard, director of planning and development for Kettering. Construction could start as early as this spring. The crumbling walls of the Birchwood pool typify the demise of some swim clubs in the Dayton area. Birchwood is one of several clubs locally that have recently closed because of lack of interest due to the region's aging demographics and time-strapped culture. Parkview Swim Club on Glenheath Drive in Kettering and Willow Swim Club on Pool Avenue in Vandalia, among others, have closed in the past four years. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/02/05/story5.html
March 24, 200718 yr From the 2/14/07 DDN: Courts building renovation to take 2 years By Lynn Hulsey Staff Writer Wednesday, February 14, 2007 DAYTON — Work is expected to begin in March on an $11 million renovation of the Montgomery County Courts building in downtown Dayton. The project is scheduled to take two years because county officials plan to continue operations in the facility during the renovation, said David Ricks, public works director. Montgomery County Commissioners awarded $8.3 million in bids for the work Tuesday, choosing Butt Construction Co. as the general contractor. Other firms will do specialized work. After general construction, the most expensive part of the job is asbestos removal, which will cost about $2.4 million. Ricks said county officials decided to remove all asbestos in the building, even in areas that are not being renovated, because it is so pervasive that they feared it would cause problems in the future. Five floors and the basement in the 130,000-square-foot building will be renovated to make more efficient use of space, rewire for modern technology, deal with a space crunch in the clerk of courts office, and reconfigure public spaces to make them more user-friendly. Probate court will be totally renovated and will move to the Family Courts building during that process, Ricks said. Other offices will be shifted around as work is done, but public access will be maintained at all times. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/13/ddn021407courts.html
March 27, 200718 yr 300 condos on deck for Beavercreek BY YVONNE TEEMS | [email protected] March 23, 2007 BEAVERCREEK - A new string of condominiums are headed to Beavercreek near The Mall at Fairfield Commons. Willow Creek, a development on New Germany Trebein Road west of the mall, is slated to get an additional 300 condos worth about $45 million. The 109-acre Willow Creek already has seen some activity. Mills-Morgan Development broke ground on Clark State Community College's Greene County campus in February at the north end of the development. Meanwhile, 68 condos are being developed just south of that. New developments in Willow Creek, developed by Huber Development, include: * Cincinnati-based Hills Development Cos.' plans for 232 condos in eight buildings were approved by the Beavercreek planning commission in March and will go to city council in April. The section will be called Park Overlook, and the units will range in price from $105,000 to $135,000, said Jeff McGrath, city planner. Construction will start in about a year. * Springfield-based Crosstowne Properties' plans for 68 condos in duplex form were approved by city council in March. The section will be called Buckingham Village and include one-story condos averaging $250,000, said Craig Crossley, principal of Crosstowne. Construction will start next year. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/26/story4.html?b=1174881600^1435538
March 28, 200718 yr From the 2/26/07 Dayton Business Journal: Former Elder-Beerman store site to be cleared for new retail Dayton Business Journal - February 23, 2007 by TIm Tresslar DBJ Senior Reporter The owner of a vacant Kettering department store plans to demolish the building to make way for new retail, including a chain of auto parts stores that are new to Ohio. The Beerman Realty Co. wants to begin demolition of the former Elder-Beerman department store on Smithville Road near Forrer Avenue by the end of March, said Tim Albro, vice president for Beerman Realty. The company then will fill the site with two buildings totaling 28,000 square feet. O'Reilly Automotive Inc., a retailer of auto parts, tools and supplies, is the site's first tenant, Albro said. Officials for the Springfield, Mo.-based company say they also plan to open a location at 5725 N. Dixie Drive in Harrison Township. A second tenant has signed a letter of intent for the second space, but Albro declined to identify them. Beerman Realty's proposed $2.5 million project would put back into use more than three acres in a city that has little vacant commercial land. It also furthers the resurgance of a neighborhood once blighted by the failing Van Buren Shopping Center. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/02/26/story2.html
April 1, 200718 yr From the 3/9/07 Dayton Business Journal: $150M home development gets started Dayton Business Journal - March 9, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter The developers of Yankee Trace are moving forward on another Dayton-area housing project. Blue Ash-based Great Traditions Land and Development Co. parceled out the lots for its new $150 million to $175 million upscale development in late February and expects preliminary home sales to start in April, said Jim Sullivan, executive vice president. The 200-acre project, called The Trails of Saddle Creek, brings 277 new homes to Washington Township, an area heavily laden with new home building. Saddle Creek homes will range in price from $350,000 to $2 million: * 66 Manor homes will range from $750,000 to $2 million on three-fourths to 2-acre sites; * 71 Estate homes will range from $500,000 to $750,000 on one-half acre to three-fourths acre sites; * 69 Club homes will range from $500,000 to $600,000 on about one-half acre sites; and * 71 Villa homes will range from $350,000 to $450,000 on one-third acre sites. Great Traditions is going for an equestrian theme with this project by cutting large lot sizes and maintaining an open field feel. The project pays homage to the Clyo Road site, the former Berry family horse farm, Sullivan said. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/12/story2.html
April 5, 200718 yr From the 3/12/07 Dayton Business Journal: Builders unite for $42M Tipp project Dayton Business Journal - March 9, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter Two area homebuilders are joining forces on a $42 million senior living project in Tipp City. The Tipp City Planning Commission will review plans March 13 for the 297-unit project at the northwest corner of Evanston Road and County Road 25A. Richard Mosier and David Dodd own and are developing the 44-acre project, which is called Field Stone Place, Mosier said. Plans should be finalized with the city by September, followed by infrastructure development through next winter. Construction will start next spring for some independent units opening in 2008 and assisted living opening in 2009. The entire project will be complete by 2015, Mosier said. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/12/story4.html
April 6, 200718 yr From the 3/17/07 Centerville-Bellbrook Times: Dayton Daily News: Sugarcreek Twp. development gets OK (3/15/07) Trustees approve Sugar Ridge plan By Jodi Brock Times Editor By a vote of 2 to 1, Sugarcreek Township trustees have approved Phase I of Miller Valentine's new lifestyle community called Sugar Ridge located at Feedwire and Little Sugarcreek Roads in Sugarcreek Township. Trustee Dick King was the sole trustee to cast a no vote against the Phase I final development plan during deliberations at the Monday, March 5 meeting. Deliberations had been carried over from the previous trustee meeting on February 19. During that February 19 meeting, Trustee Chairperson Nadine Daugherty and Trustee Mike Pittman had reached a stalemate over the plan. Daugherty said she wanted more information about the project, specifically about the rear set-backs of the homes, while Pittman made it clear that he was ready to approve the plan as it was presented to trustees on that February 19 night. Trustee King was not present at the February 19 meeting. Pittman did eventually concede with Daugherty to carry deliberations over until the March 5 meeting. MORE: http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=143545&TM=45952.47
April 7, 200718 yr From the 1/24/07 Springfield News-Sun: Forest Glen to open in April By Elaine Morris Roberts Staff Writer Tuesday, January 23, 2007 The new Forest Glen Health Campus looks more like an upscale hotel than a nursing home. Forest Glen is owned and operated by Trilogy Health Services, headquartered in Louisville, Ky., and will replace the existing Castle Knoll facility located on West High Street. The 60,000-square-foot facility, which is scheduled to open in early April, is located at 4100 Middle Urbana Road. Including the cost of the 80-acre site, the project represents a $10 million overall investment. This is the company's first new construction in Ohio, although they operate nine other facilities in the state. The facility will employ 125, have an annual payroll of $2.1 million, operate with an annual budget of $5.9 million, and pay approximately $85,000 per year in property taxes. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/01/23/sns012407forestglen.html Small Business Re-Invests in Dayton Facility City of Dayton BizBites E-Newsletter, 2/7/07 The City of Dayton is helping a small local business with on-going efforts to reinvest in its manufacturing operation. The Dayton City Commission recently approved a development agreement with Webster Street LLC, an affiliate of Select Industries Corporation. The company was created in 1970 and has become a $70 million firm, employing approximately 500 people in its Dayton plants. As a contract manufacturer, the company's capabilities include the design and production of metal stamping dies and the assemblies and tooling for numerous automotive and non-automotive customers. Webster Street LLC has invested approximately $2.7 million to renovate an existing facility at 500 Webster Street, and to purchase machinery and equipment. The City of Dayton is assisting with the reinvestment by approving $76,000 in development funds. Library moving to temporary new location Greenville Daily Advocate, 2/6/07 Greenville Public Library will be moving out of the Carnegie building the last week of February to prepare for the onset of the library construction project. Library Director John L. Vehre Jr. said the library will relocate close by to the Biddlestone building at 126 W. Fourth St., which is being remodeled. The target for the move is the last weekend in February "unless there is a hang-up," Vehre said. "At the same time, we'll transfer the phone system as well as the website," he said. "We'll move the T1 system and computers on March 5. We may open March 5 or, definitely, the following week." Work being done at the new location includes bringing the electrical work and lighting as well as the restrooms up to code. There will be a handicap ramp at the front entrance. Committee to explore school construction options Xenia Daily Gazette, 2/3/07 A committee consisting of school board members, city officials and community leaders will meet for the first time Monday to explore the feasibility of a concept that could allow organizations to locate alongside a possible new high school in order to share some facilities, reduce costs and foster cooperation. The Xenia Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously earlier this month to create the committee, which will discuss the best way the school district could spend a possible $50 million in state education matching funds that could become available as early as 2008 or 2009. Superintendent Jeffrey K. Lewis and board member Robert P. Dillaplain have suggested a concept called “Under One Roof,” a school-based community complex that would enable Xenia schools, organizations and taxpayers to get the maximum benefit from the additional cash. Dillaplain released a list of committee members to the Xenia Daily Gazette Friday, and said more organizations have been approached and are considering joining the discussion. Dillaplain also stressed that no binding partnerships have been inked and that the committee’s job is merely to gauge the interest that various institutions and the public would have in the “Under One Roof” concept. Council raising funds for facility Springfield News-Sun, 1/29/07 The Clark County Child Advocacy Council is $200,000 away from a new home. The council will relocate on the Rocking Horse Center campus on South Limestone Street once it raises the balance of the estimated $800,000 to construct a new facility. The county advocate for child victims of abuse must begin construction before federal grants begin to expire at year's end. Its new location north of the Rocking Horse Center will allow a seamless movement between medical and mental health services and the council's investigation and support services, said CAC coordinator, Pam Meermans. The relationship also would enhance communication between the partners, who serve families and victimized children from the earliest part of the investigation through prosecution. The council offers treatment throughout the process and beyond. Community dedicates stations for city's future generations Fairborn Daily Herald, 1/27/07 Citizens, city leaders and firefighters gathered at the new Fire Station No. 1 on Broad Street Friday for the department's version of a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Firefighters on one side and City Council members on the other, Fire Chief Mike Riley and Mayor Tom Nagel uncoupled a fire hose to dedicate the new facilities. After years of planning, "We have facilities so outstanding it can only be surpassed by the dedication of the department's men and women," said speaker Paul Neuman, Fairborn Chamber of Commerce President. Each speaker praised not just the new buildings, but the community cooperation that made them possible. Firefighters Union L1235 President Tom O'Maley said firefighters do their best to protect the citizens, but in this case it was the firefighters who needed help. In 2004, residents came to their aid, passing an earnings tax to fund the work.
April 8, 200718 yr From the 2/7/07 Springfield News-Sun: Mad River Township development plan debated By Diane Erwin Staff Writer Wednesday, February 07, 2007 A plan to guide development in Mad River Township was debated for two hours Tuesday at a Clark County Commission public hearing. It will continue at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Mad River Township firehouse. The plan would be incorporated into the County Crossroads Comprehensive Plan if the commissioners approve it. What supporters say: - The plan allows for continued, reasonable development as opposed to no development, said Howard White, a member of the Mad River Township Planning Committee. - Many residents want the area to remain a small, rural community, and the plan is a means of compromise, said Elizabeth Chumlea, an Enon council member. What opponents say: - The plan would stunt growth where growth is logical, said attorney James Peifer, who said he spoke for several residents. That lost growth will end up elsewhere, like Greene County, he said. The plan also doesn't take into account the county's utilities investment in the area. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/06/sns020707countycom.html Fairborn church to break ground Fairborn Daily Herald, 2/19/07 First Church of Christ sets its sights on reaching the community of Fairborn and is willing to put its money where its mouth is. The church is planning to build a $1.9 million ministry center in order to expand its ministry. First Church completed a capital fundraising campaign in May, which resulted in a commitment by that congregation to give over $718,000 over a three-year period. May 21 was the beginning of the giving period, which resulted in a $48,224.08 First Fruits Offering. First Church of Christ has committed to expanding its ministries to all ages. The new ministry center will include a 450 seat worship center as well a senior citizen center. Current facilities will be renovated to house their children and students ministries. Construction is estimated to begin by March 2007. First Church of Christ is located at 206 West Dayton Yellow Springs Road and is a non-denominational congregation dedicated to being "real" about their faith. Sunday worship times are 8:30 and 11 a.m. and they offer Bible studies for all ages at 10 a.m. Menards Mega Store to open Dayton Daily News, 2/13/07 A Menards Mega Store will open at 401 Lester Ave., one and one-half miles west of Interstate 75 on Ohio 47, on Feb. 20, the company said in a statement. The home improvement company offers brand appliances, pet products, lawn and garden supplies, groceries and more. The family-owned company was born in 1960. It operates more than 200 stories in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and elsewhere. Besides Sidney, the company has stores in Lima, Findlay and Anderson and Muncie, Ind. Cramped quarters at Springboro city hall Middletown Journal, 2/12/07 The basement floods during heavy rains, threatening police evidence and perhaps enabling black mold to creep back up the walls. Detectives, city engineers and planners work from crowded trailers. On court days, foot traffic backs up, as lawyers and their clients wait next to chairs lining the central hallway. Springboro is one of the area's most affluent communities, but its city hall is a 40-year-old ranch home repeatedly remodeled and adapted to growing needs of the local government. Next week, the City Council is expected to move ahead with plans to replace the building and trailers with a $6.5 million campus. Once envisioned at Springboro Pike (Ohio 741) and Central Avenue (Ohio 73), current plans call for the government center to remain to the west, where city offices now sit at 320 W. Central Ave. and on adjoining land — some to be obtained in a land swap with former Law Director Jack Sharts. Shooting range proposal has residents all fired up Springfield News-Sun, 2/10/07 Residents in Bethel Township are up in arms over a proposed shooting range on Quick Road. "I certainly don't feel safe around it," said Larry Howard, who lives on the corner of Zeller Drive and Quick Road. "A lot of kids ride their bike on that road, I don't think it would be a safe environment for them." Western Ohio Personal Safety Firearms Training Group approached the Clark County Park District about the property because a demand exists for a place where people can fire their weapons, said Allan Hess, president of the organization. Hess said residents haven't been given all the proper information about the shooting range, and all their concerns will be addressed. "I know we're not going to satisfy everybody," he said. New retirement community owner plans renovation Dayton Daily News, 2/9/07 An Atlanta-based real-estate investor has plans for a $4 million renovation to a Trotwood retirement community. In October, Ted McMullan, president of Covington Investments, purchased the 30-acre, 400-unit Friendship Village retirement community for $20 million from Evangelical Retirement Villages Inc. of Dayton. As part of the purchase, Friendship Village entered a planned bankruptcy and ceased to be a nonprofit organization. McMullan, whose portfolio includes six other retirement facilities in Tennessee and Florida along with additional properties, has set up locally as Dayton Healthcare Investors. Among the improvements planned is the construction of an assisted-living services center on the campus that will serve an additional 100 residents.
April 9, 200718 yr Rise of empty nesters spark $50M in Centerville condo projects Centerville is set to get almost $50 million worth of new condominiums in the coming months. Plans call for 186 new units to be built in town as several new condo developments push forward. Bill Covell, economic development director for Centerville, said the town has about 20 condo developments that are attracting mainly empty nesters who are downsizing from bigger homes in Centerville. And the bigger homes vacated by empty nesters are selling well, too. In spite of the sluggish housing scene of late, the larger homes are selling after two to three months on the market. Covell attributes that to the city schools. While the city has a generous stock of condos, developers haven't had problems selling them, Covell said. But he added that the condos need to be unique: Crossley's condos, just two to four units per building, maintain a single-family home feel, which is attractive to buyers, he said. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/04/09/story2.html?page=2&b=1176091200^1442701 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 9, 200718 yr That County Down site had some controversy (if this is the one Im thinking of) as a previous developer wanted to tear down some old farm structures on-site (farmhouse and barn), but was opposed by the local preservationists. This is the last large parcel at that Alex-Bell/Wilimington intersection, which has really boomed in the past 15 years or so. This also indicates the empty nester market is suburban. There has been speculation that this would be a market for downtown housing, too.
April 9, 200718 yr From the 2/8/07 Fairborn Daily Herald: Dayton Business Journal: Xenia officials fight to keep hospital (2/5/07) GMH not relocating along I-675 New location should serve Xenia, all of Greene County AARON KEITH HARRIS Staff Writer XENIA - A Greene Memorial Hospital spokesman said Wednesday that the hospital will not relocate along Interstate 675 or on the "far western edge of the county," but said a new hospital will have to be more easily accessible to more people in Greene County. In November, GMH announced plans to form a partnership with Premier Health Partners, a joint operating company that owns Miami Valley, Good Samaritan and Middletown hospitals. As part of the deal, Premier agreed to invest $50 million in new facilities for GMH. MORE: http://www.fairborndailyherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=123913&TM=48296.35 From the 2/8/07 Beavercreek News-Current: Council approves specific site plan for hotel A specific site plan to construct a five-story, 97,583-square-foot full-service hotel on the north side of New Germany-Trebein road, east of Grange Hall road and west of North Fairfield Road, was approved by Beavercreek City Council recently. The hotel would have 145 rooms, a restaurant and a conference center, according to the staff report. MORE: http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=263&ArticleID=143150&TM=63171.05 Ordinance given first reading Beavercreek News-Current, 3/1/07 Beavercreek City Council recently gave the first reading to an ordinance modifying Planned Unit Development 91-4 to allow a limited number of B-2 Community Business District uses for Carpenter's Square. Applicant Jeff Roberts is requesting the modification to facilitate the leasing of the tenant spaces available within the already-constructed 14,500-square-foot building. Kohl's opening new store, adding 150 jobs Dayton Daily News, 2/28/07 Kohl's Department Stores is opening a new store in Springfield and bringing with it about 150 jobs. The new store at 1600 N. Bechtle Ave. is the 54th store to open in Ohio. The company has nine stores in Dayton and Cincinnati combined, five in the Dayton area. During the March 8 grand opening, customers will see Kohl's new store design launched last fall that includes such interior amenities as spacious fitting rooms with lounge areas, updated rest rooms, and redesigned customer service and checkout stations. The new Springfield store will be one of 48 Kohl's stores nationwide to offer the new store design. Historic building slated for demolition in Englewood Englewood Independent, 2/22/07 Parking congestion at the Englewood Post Office might improve this spring after the demolition of an adjacent building takes place, but at what cost? The building is going to be demolished to make room for a parking lot. The former owner is upset that the city is going to destroy a historic building that has been part of the downtown landscape since the early 1900s. Two weeks ago the city of Englewood purchased the vacant Red House Inn located just east of the Post Office. The building was in foreclosure when purchased for the meager sum of $33,000. Coate Construction of West Milton has been hired by the city to handle the building's demolition, which is slated to begin Saturday. Part of the demolition will include the removal of the bushes next to the exterior drive-up mailboxes. Those bushes were removed earlier this week. The city plans to convert the site into a municipal parking lot, which area residents can utilize when frequenting any of the businesses located in the downtown business district. Most people using the parking lot will most likely be those conducting business at the Post Office. OSFC completes study for new school facility Greenville Daily Advocate, 2/19/07 Arcanum-Butler Schools superintendent Wayne Combs reported to board members on a recent visit from the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) that recently completed a study regarding a project that would bring a new school facility to the district. On January 31, 2006, a meeting was held between Arcanum-Butler administrators, representatives from OSFC and representatives from Fanning and Howey. The study concluded that enrollment projections show a slight decline and that renovation costs vs new building costs would be 90 percent for Butler, 76 percent for the elementary and 75 percent for the high school. The OSFC said they would recommend a new school building for the anticipated project. Combs also reported about upcoming informational meetings regarding the proposed constitutional amendment addressing Ohio's school funding.
April 10, 200718 yr From the 2/20/07 DDN: Historic Dayton building to be demolished By Kelli Wynn Staff Writer Tuesday, February 20, 2007 DAYTON — The historic Kiefaber building at the Ottawa Yard is scheduled to be demolished this week after much of its roof collapsed during the weekend, Fred Stovall, director of the city's public works department, said Monday. The cave-in at the building, 1010 Ottawa St., was caused by snow and ice shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, according to Dayton Assistant Fire Chief Herbert Redden. Nobody was in the structure when the collapse occurred. Stovall said the city stores street maintenance equipment in the building. "We plan on rebuilding another structure," he said. The building is at least 100 years old, Stovall said. "The Smith & Barney Railroad Car Company owned the building in 1912 prior to the city taking ownership," he said. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/20/ddn022007collapse.html From the 2/21/07 DDN: Dayton Daily News: Repairs start on old Troy building (2/19/07) Cleanup begins on Troy historic building By Staff reports Wednesday, February 21, 2007 TROY — — Workers on Tuesday began removing a collapsed roof from the third floor of the historic John Wasserman Building downtown. "It's piled in there tight," Bill Hoefler, a Bruns Construction superintendent, said of the debris. About half of the roof collapsed last week in the midst of a severe winter storm. Local officials feared all or part of the 1880 building might fall. Bob Schaeffer, local property manager for building owner Harbor Trust, said once the debris is removed, the trust will decide what to do with the structure. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/20/ddn022107building.html From the 2/15/07 Yellow Springs News: Some infill development possible By Lauren Heaton As part of the conversation about the possible annexation of the 40-acre Fogg farm at the western edge of Yellow Springs, some villagers have suggested that residential development would better serve the village if it occured inside Village limits, thus increasing density rather than promoting what some see as sprawl at the edge of town. According to Village records, about 136 acres of undeveloped or “unimproved” property lies within the Village that could theoretically be available for new housing. In recent interviews, some property owners stated that they have no plans to develop, while others said they are already in the process of seeking a developer or are planning to develop their land in the future. Included in the 110 acres of undeveloped land is a 22.6-acre property north of Dayton Street owned by the Kinney family. Daryl Kinney, who owns his family’s farm, said last week that he anticipates within the next year proposing a planned unit development with a mix of moderately-priced homes on his property. While Kinney did not specify the number of homes, his brother, Keith Kinney, said that up to 180 homes are possible. MORE: http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2007/02/021507_infill.html Carlisle board plans for new school buildings Dayton Daily News, 3/2/07 Board members want to have a plan in place if they can get state money to build new schools. The Carlisle Local Schools board heard a presentation Monday from Todd Thackery, architect from Steed Hammond Paul, about how they could replace all or some of the school buildings when the district becomes eligible for Ohio School Facilities Commission funding. "We've got to be ready," said Ernie Dalton, board member. "I've been pushing for this for the past six years. I'm very anxious for us to get a committee organized to look into it." The board is expected to form a committee in the next two months that will begin to draft a facilities plan, said Superintendent Tim McLinden. The district likely won't be eligible for funding from the Classroom Facilities Assistance Program for two years, McLinden said. The program helps districts renovate and replace aging school buildings. Nursing home expanding Dayton Business Journal, 3/2/07 The Glaesner Health Center, a skilled nursing facility in Springfield, is expanding with 11 new beds. The center is part of Oakwood Village, a 72-acre retirement community owned by Community Mercy Health Partners. The cost for the expansion will be $22,000. The Ohio Department of Health has awarded Oakwood Village a Certificate of Need, which gives it the ability to increase the number of licensed beds in the Glaesner Health Center from 75 to 86. The additional beds are expected to be available in early May 2007. Company breaks ground on expansion Dayton Daily News, 3/1/07 Aida America Corp. has broken ground for an expansion of its Center Point 70 Boulevard facility in a project that will add jobs, a company spokeswoman said. The expansion will allow the company to bring welding, fabrication and machining capabilities in-house, the company said. The expansion will total 17,600 square feet and is expected to be completed by July. The auto industry is relying increasingly on high-performance material like high-strength steel, which is driving the need for bigger mechanical presses, said Lynn Stanley, spokeswoman for Aida-America. "Bringing selected large fabrications in-house allows Aida to meet this increasing requirement for large press manufacturing while maintaining a high level of quality, cost-effectiveness and control over delivery," Troy Roberts, president of Aida-America, said in a statement. Huber Heights Courier: Aida-America to invest $4.5 million in local plant (2/22/07)
April 10, 200718 yr From the 3/19/07 Dayton Business Journal: Expansion of Kettering residential site to be decided Dayton Business Journal - March 19, 2007 A residential project in Kettering is slated to get the green light pending approval by the city's planning and development department. The department will review plans for the 58-home phase two of the 150-home development Madison's Grant, located on Swigert Road, said Ron Hundt, city planner. About 20 homes are built or are under construction in the project's first phase, which consists of 46 homes. The developer is Madison's Grant Development Co. and the builder is Ryan Homes. Once the planning department approves the plans, the second phase can move forward, Hundt said. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/19/daily1.html?from_rss=1
April 11, 200718 yr From the 3/7/07 Dayton Business Journal: Kettering officials make way for demolition of former military property Dayton Business Journal - March 7, 2007 by Tim Tresslar DBJ Senior Reporter Kettering city officials will take the first steps toward leveling a large building at Kettering Business Park to make way for new commercial development and add hundreds of jobs to the city. City staff in April will ask council for permission to seek bids for the demolition of Building 47, a vacant warehouse left over from the property's days as a military base, said City Manager Mark Schwieterman. Depending on when the bid is awarded, demolition crews could begin work sometime this summer he said. Demolition of the 240,000-square-foot building, formerly a warehouse for electronic components, likely would cost somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000, Schwieterman said. In May, the city will issue a request for proposal from developers interested in launching renewal projects at the site, which would measure about 13 acres, Schwieterman said. The city would sell the property to the developer with the winning proposal, he said. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/05/daily13.html?from_rss=1 From the 3/7/07 (WSU) Guardian: Xenia Daily Gazette: Funds sought for pedestrian-cyclist bridge (2/28/07) Dayton Daily News: $2.8M cyclist bridge backed (2/23/07) Bike bridge over I-675 gains support Phil Estes Issue date: 3/7/07 Section: News A proposed bike and pedestrian bridge over I-675 that would connect Loop Rd. in front of Wright State University to Commons Blvd. near Sam's Club has received support from Greene County commissioners. Bike paths that go through Wright State to Fairborn and Kaufman Trail would be connected to side "creek" paths and bike-safe plat roads on the other side, ideally connecting bike paths in Green County and Dayton. Bike committee chairman Roger Brislawn of Beavercreek said the project would cost $2.8 million and is eligible for federal funding with a local match of 20 percent of that, $560,000, coming from Beaverceek and Fairborn, as well as possible contributions from the corporate, private, and academic communities. Funding would be looked for in 2008-09 and construction would start in either 2010 or 2011, by a private contractor, and should take "no more than a year" to build, said Brislawn. Brislawn is planning to get information from student government and "welcomes student input, (such as) how many students would use the bridge." Students can find more information at the Bike Committee's webpage at http://www.ci.beavercreek.oh.us/government/Boards_Comm/Bikeway_Advisory.htm. MORE: http://www.theguardianonline.com/media/storage/paper373/news/2007/03/07/News/Bike-Bridge.Over.I675.Gains.Support-2760561.shtml Construction at the high school progresses Dayton Daily News, 3/15/07 Construction of the new front addition at Centerville High School is rounding out — literally. Inside the lobby of the new addition to the high school, 500 E. Franklin St., is a cylindrical open space with a second-floor roof skylight and a spiral staircase that will go to the second floor library/media area, said Centerville School Superintendent Gary Smiga. The skylight will allow light to flow through the first-floor lobby of the building, he said. Construction began last April on the $8.05 million, 38,000-square-foot front addition/renovation to the school that will include three physics classroom/labs, six chemistry classrooms, three chemistry labs, a new clinic, a new lobby and a centralized library. The library will have a number of classrooms off it for teachers bringing their classes for library research, he said. Computer equipment now in the school's other two libraries will be moved for research work there, he said. Twelve classrooms will replace the two existing libraries in the east and west units. Last summer the east and west units received new air handlers, and this summer, besides the library conversions to classrooms, the east and west cafeteria commons areas will be renovated, he said. Bob Evans to double Springfield food plant Dayton Business Journal, 3/12/07 Demand for sausage and microwave mashed potatoes is driving an expansion that will more than double the size of Bob Evans Farms Inc.'s main distribution center. The Columbus-based restaurant operator and food producer plans to begin construction this month on a $9 million, 65,000-square-foot expansion of the Springfield facility, which opened in 2002. Steve Davis, Bob Evans' chief executive officer and chairman, said during an investment conference in New York Feb. 28 that the distribution center was expected to last five to seven years before an expansion was needed. "We pretty much tapped out of capacity by year four," he said. The 55,000-square-foot plant sits on 25 acres in Springfield, six miles from the company's Springfield production plant and 15 miles from another Bob Evans plant in Xenia. Ribbon cut at Children’s hospital outpatient center Xenia Daily Gazette, 3/10/07 Local dignitaries, hospital officials, doctors and parents cut the ribbon Friday morning on a new pediatric testing center that opens up to patients Monday. The Dayton Children’s Medical Outpatient Center, 3224 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek, will provide pediatric medical imaging and lab services in Greene, Clark and Clinton counties, including X-rays, ultrasound, EKG, echocardiograms, and lab draws. The new center is the “only testing center in the area to cater to children,” said Arundi Venkayya Cox of Children’s Medical Center. Internet-based programs called Wellness Connection and PACS will allow doctors to more easily access test results. “These programs allow us to get test results quickly, which means we are able to provide treatment for our patients more quickly,” said Sherry Qvick, clinical office manager for Cornerstone Pediatrics in Springboro, which refers patients to Dayton Children’s. Landfill converted into park Fairborn Daily Herald, 3/7/07 The city's park system is a rare gem that continues to expand. New equipment is on the way and a former city landfill is being converted into a park. Fair Creek Park is located at 2273 Beaver Valley Road next to the Fair Creek Ridge development. Once a landfill, the area stopped receiving garbage in 1990, was sealed off and seeded with grass. To make the area safe for a park, the city had to comply with many EPA regulations, said Parks and Recreation Director Pete Bales. The park spans 68.1 acres, most of which will become a wildlife preserve and prairie because nothing can be built on top of a landfill. But a portion to the west, near Fair Creek Ridge, will be getting a playground, sign, picnic shelter and water fountain. "It's a wonderful way to start reclaiming the property," Bales said, "and in this particular instance it adds play and recreation value to a growing subdivision that has very little access to recreational means."
April 12, 200718 yr From the 3/12/07 Dayton Business Journal: Xenia Daily Gazette: Village receives $600,000 grant for McGregor project (1/25/07) First business park mapped out for quaint Yellow Springs Dayton Business Journal - March 9, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter The laid-back village of Yellow Springs is making room for its first business park. The town is getting a $15 million business and education park as an extension of the new Antioch McGregor University building that's under construction at the intersection of Dayton Yellow Springs and East Enon roads. The Center for Business and Education will be ready for new building construction mid-summer, said Dan Young, chairman of the Yellow Springs and Miami Township Community Improvement Corp., the group that owns the land and is working on the project. Development officials say they hope to attract businesses to the 34-acre park that will come to the region as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Process of 2005. The park also comes at a time of economic struggle for Yellow Springs, which has watched its population shrink and has bled jobs in the past several years. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/12/story3.html From the 3/8/07 DDN: Dayton Daily News: South Park gets to build on vision (3/8/07) * MAP Developer's love for Dayton neighborhood leads to rehabarama Investors are planning to put about $2 million into Historic South Park homes. By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer Thursday, March 08, 2007 DAYTON — — Developer Theresa Gasper never forgot the old world charm of Historic South Park where she grew up and she's been searching for ways to uplift parts of the neighborhood that have declined over the years. She and developer Michael DiFlora, with assistance from neighborhood folks and the city of Dayton, now have a plan. They'll shine a spotlight on six to 10 homes in the city's largest historic district by backing a Rehabarama Home Show there Oct. 5 through 14. "I'm at a point in my life where I want to give back, and South Park is my target," said Gasper, owner of Full Circle Development, LLC. "I love this neighborhood. It's not so much the houses or the home tours. It's the people." Gasper and DiFlora, owner of The Home Group, LLC, have invested about $1 million to identify and buy homes for the show, then find contractors to rehab them. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/07/ddn030807rehabarama.html Construction to begin soon Greenville Daily Advocate, 3/28/07 Get ready for a new look at Wayne Hospital. The Hospital Board of Trustees just approved a building project that will change the face of health care in Darke County. According to Wayne Deschambeau, President/CEO of the Hospital, ground will be broken sometime this summer on a construction project that will include a new emergency department, a new radiology department and new surgery suites at the Hospital. "Health care is changing at a rapid pace and we are making these very necessary changes to our physical plant to be able to meet the needs of our patients," Deschambeau said. After recording an almost 13 percent increase in patients seen in the Emergency Department in a single year, Wayne Hospital is addressing a huge need, Deschambeau said. The new construction will replace the current 10-bed department established 25 years ago. "This has been a trend we've identified over the past several years," Deschambeau said, "and it's reached the point where it is a critical need. The trend has been for an increase in the number of patients we see in the Emergency Department and a newly-designed ED will increase our efficiency." Hotel for pets in Sugarcreek Twp.? Suite! Dayton Daily News, 3/27/07 Pampered pooches and fussed-over felines will soon have their own local hotel with day care, boarding and "pawgress" reports at day's end. Doggies can lounge in private suites, watch pet-related TV shows, go to day camp or personal training to learn new tricks, or visit on-call vets, indoor parks for relief, and "bone booths" so their owners can call and chat. Cats will have their own air-conditioned/heated "cottage" and play areas. The area's first PetSmart PetsHotel is coming to Sugarcreek Twp., with a scheduled grand opening Nov. 17. It will be Ohio's first PetsHotel, one of 62 in the nation, said Jennifer Pflugfelder of PetSmart's Phoenix, Ariz., headquarters. "It's part of the humanization of pets, that whole trend," she said. "They're treated like family." Progress for development given thumbs up Greenville Daily Advocate, 3/25/07 Development at the Greenville Industrial Park continues to move forward, Mayor Greg Fraley told council members Tuesday. "Things are going very well at Greenville Industrial Park, especially in keeping up on infrastructure requirements," the mayor enthused. "Construction keeps going on at a rapid pace out there." And city council members approved two resolutions to help keep the progress moving forward. Council members approved a resolution authorizing the execution of an easement for electric right-of-way with DP&L for the installation of an electric service line at the Greenville Industrial Park. Council members also approved a resolution authorizing the safety-service director to advertise for bids and enter into contract for the construction of railroad infrastructure near the Greenville Industrial Park.
April 13, 200718 yr From the 3/20/07 DDN: Dayton Daily News: Developers to present case on Troy project (1/23/07) Council OKs Honey Creek rezoning By Doug Page Staff Writer Tuesday, March 20, 2007 TROY — The City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to rezone 201 acres for the city's largest residential project. The proposed Honey Creek planned development would build 298 homes and 98 condominiums on the city's northeast edge. An identical rezoning was approved by the council last year but overturned by almost a 2-to-1 margin in a November referendum. "I recognize the citizens have rejected this proposal," said Council Member Al Clark, one of two members who had not publicly expressed an opinion until Monday night. "Because controlled residential growth ... is in the best interest of the citizens and the future of Troy, I vote 'yes' " for the rezoning, he said. Clark joined Shirley Saxton, Ted Mercer and Mark Douglas in the majority. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/20/ddn032007honeycreek.html
April 13, 200718 yr From the 3/13/07 DDN: Price Stores owner wants to sell building, stay in business Plans envision the clothing store to continue using two or three floors and other floors to be used for condos. By Kristin McAllister Staff Writer Tuesday, March 13, 2007 DAYTON — The owner of Price Stores in downtown Dayton is looking to sell his five-story building at Fourth and Jefferson streets, but plans to retain the business there under a new owner. Price Stores Owner Edd Wimsatt could not be reached Monday for comment. However, Alan Cohen of the Gem Real Estate Group Inc. said Wimsatt would continue to operate his men's and women's formal attire and bridal wear store from the 26,800-square-foot building at 52 Jefferson St. Price Stores has been in operation since 1950. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/03/12/ddn031307price.html Armory's future on agenda Urbana Daily Citizen, 4/10/07 The city of Urbana has received two more proposals concerning the future use of the deserted armory property on North Main Street. One proposal suggests the main structure serve as classrooms and small-business incubator. Another suggests the motor pool behind the main structure be turned into a 4-H firearm safety and marksmanship center. The two written proposals are on today's city council agenda as communications to the council. The council meets in regular session at 7 p.m. A letter from Kim Wilson, Ohio Hi-Point superintendent, and Dave Faulkner, Community Improvement Corporation executive director, proposes the city lease the armory to the joint vocational school district for a nominal fee and that the school district bring the building up to code for classroom and office use. This would include providing or upgrading carpets, painting, lighting, computer connections, restrooms, furnishings and equipment. The proposal states Hi-Point wishes to offer training to high school and adult students in a building convenient to Champaign County residents. In addition, CIC would sponsor a business incubator to assist the start-ups of small businesses. Former DP&L building to become steakhouse Dayton Business Journal, 4/9/07 An old Dayton Power & Light building on Marily Way in Huber Heights will be demolished to make way for a Texas Roadhouse restaurant. Kerri Smith, development manager for Louisville, Ky.-based Texas Roadhouse LLC, said she expects to break ground on the restaurant by Aug. 6 and open January 2008. The restaurant will seat 249 and the average ticket price is $13, she said. Near Interstate 70 and Old Troy Pike, the restaurant will have highway visibility, which is common for Texas Roadhouse restaurants, Smith said. Nathan Cahall, Huber Heights city planner, said public hearings on the rezoning for the project are scheduled for April 24. Texas Roadhouse operates 18 locations in Ohio, with one local restaurant in Springfield, according to its Web site. The restaurant operates more than 235 locations in 43 states. Beavercreek schools may buy 25 acres Dayton Daily News, 4/5/07 Beavercreek officials are paving the way for the construction of a new school they hope will help solve the district's ongoing overcrowding problem. Superintendent Denny Morrison and several school board members recently discussed with Beavercreek Twp. trustees the possibility of purchasing 25 acres of the township's 90-acre tract of land at the corner of South Alpha Bellbrook and Indian Ripple roads. The township bought the land within the last 10 years to prevent residential and commercial development, Trustee Carol Graff said. They intend to use it either for recreational purposes or a project that will benefit residents, she said. The trustees hope to have the land appraised in the coming weeks, and they will ask for a reasonable price if they decide to sell the 25 acres to Beavercreek schools, Graff and Trustee Bob Glaser said. Dayton-Yellow Springs to be improved Fairborn Daily Herald, 4/3/07 A portion of Dayton-Yellow Springs Road is on its way to improvements after City Council voted Monday to award the construction design project to Northwest Consultants, Inc. The Centerville company will be designing construction plans for widening and improvement of Dayton-Yellow Springs from the west leg of the Five Points intersection to the I-675 southbound on-ramp. An Issue II Grant for $1,050,000 is slated to fund the project, which is set to begin this October and end some time in 2008. New fire station has opening day Dayton Daily News, 3/29/07 Farmersville's new fire station, five years from conception to completion, was formally dedicated on March 10. At the ceremony, fire Chief Tom Wallace thanked those who made the station possible. Because of "in kind" work, the $1.6 million station cost $1.2 million. Wallace called the station "a dream come true." The station was financed without going to the public for additional money. Equipment inside the new station came from donations, fundraisers, other government entities and "just good citizens wanting to help," Wallace said. The location for the new station, at 207 N. Elm St., was once an open field that had to be raised about 17 feet for the new building. Soil was brought to the site by the village of Farmersville, Jackson Twp., German Twp. and the city of Dayton. Wallace called this "building the land."
April 14, 200718 yr From the 3/14/07 Springfield News-Sun: Springfield News-Sun: Residents are ready to fight over development of Springfield Township land (2/18/07) Springfield News-Sun: Springfield Township annexation petition refiled (2/14/07) County commission denies Springfield Township annexation By Diane Erwin Staff Writer Tuesday, March 13, 2007 A petition to annex 61 acres of Springfield Township into the city of Springfield was unanimously denied by the Clark County Commission on Tuesday. About 25 people attended the meeting, and the decision was followed by applause from some of the residents who have been fighting the annexation for about nine months. "I think you cannot ignore the will of the public," Commission President Roger Tackett said. Overholser Builders wanted to construct 72 condominiums and 124 single-family homes on land at Possum and Old Clifton roads. The plan included annexing a 6-inch wide strip of land more than 12,000 feet long to connect the property to the city. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/13/sns031407countycom.html Home, Inc. housing plan denied Yellow Springs News, 4/12/07 Plans for two affordable housing units and an office space for Home, Inc. were denied by the Village Board of Zoning Appeals at the board’s last meeting on March 21. Home, Inc. has chosen not to appeal the BZA decision, according to Executive Director Marianne MacQueen. But during an interview on Monday, she and Home, Inc. Board President Stan Bernstein expressed strong disappointment in the outcome of their organization’s attempt to build affordable housing in the village. Home, Inc. had spent the past six months pursuing Village approval for what was originally a four-unit residential and office site on 1.6 acres at 1127 Xenia Avenue just north of Allen Street. The original plan met with opposition from surrounding residents, who felt the plan was too dense for a Residence B zoning district and was likely to cause stormwater drainage and parking issues in the neighborhood. Following Village Planning Commission’s recommendations, Home, Inc. adjusted its plan to include just one already existing single-family cottage and a modified existing auxiliary structure to use as a downstairs office for Home, Inc. and an upstairs efficiency apartment. The main and auxiliary structures would be attached for the purpose of providing sewer attachment from the cottage to the office. Habitat chapter ready to build 138th home Dayton Daily News, 4/12/07 When Dayton Habitat for Humanity kicks off its Spring Build Season Saturday, volunteers will begin work on the nonprofit's 138th home. The official kickoff will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1973 Tennyson Avenue, where ground will be broken on LaShon Adams' house. "It's a blessing," said the 33-year-old mother who is excited about the notion of finally being able to move her three children, ages 15, 12 and 5, out of an apartment and into their first home. It is one of 10 houses that will be built this year. Two other will be rehabbed, said Irene Warren, development director for the nonprofit based at 1041 S. Patterson Blvd. This spring, Habitat will build two homes side-by-side on Tennyson, one on Little Meadows Drive in Riverside and another on Prescott Avenue. It will rehab a home on Mound Street and another on Roosevelt Avenue. Council OKs preliminary church plan Dayton Daily News, 4/12/07 Trotwood City Council voted 5-0 to approve Ethan Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church's preliminary proposal to build Phase I of a 30-acre planned unit development, which would be located near the southwest corner of Shiloh Springs and Union roads in Trotwood. The church is located at 4519 Oakridge Drive. Planning and zoning administrator Carl Daugherty outlined details of the preliminary proposal in a public hearing. Final approval is subject to resubmitted proposal requirements that include traffic, sidewalk, curb and landscaping provisions, along with storm water, sanitation and future public improvement additions. Final approval of Phase I is expected to be voted on at the April 16 council meeting. "The important issues are access to and from the site provided from Shiloh Springs, and, if traffic volumes warrant in the future, the city retains the right to require development of the access point from Union Road," Daugherty said. Local college plans $1.8M residence hall upgrade Dayton Business Journal, 4/10/07 Cedarville University is investing $1.8 million to upgrade one of its women's residence halls. The project, which should be completed this fall, will renovate Printy Hall, bringing new paint, ceilings, lighting, carpet and windows, said Kara DeMusz, Cedarville spokeswoman. It also will include the installation of air conditioning and sprinklers, renovation of lounge, laundry and bathroom areas, she said. The upgrade is part of a four-year plan to bring the older residence halls up to the standards of the new dorms. The men's residence hall was renovated last year. Printy, home to about 300 students, is made up of 40, four-bedroom suites. Each unit includes a double bathroom and a small lounge area. Cedarville is a four-year Christian college in Greene County with about 3,100 students.
April 15, 200718 yr From the 3/19/07 Dayton Business Journal: Miami Twp. lands $40M development Dayton Business Journal - March 16, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter Developers soon will begin a $40 million housing development aimed at empty nesters in Miami Township. Miami Township-based Zengel Construction Co. will build the 88-unit development, called Rivendell, at the southern end of the company's 360-acre Vienna Park, in the vicinity of the Dayton Mall. Earlier this month, the property was re-zoned from residential to planned development, which allows for smaller lot spaces on the 30-acre tract. The small lots are conducive to the product Zengel is building: Maintenance-free homes geared toward the baby boomer generation in their 40s, 50s and 60s, said Jim Zengel, president of the company. Rivendell will offer an average home size of 2,500 square feet and prices ranging from $350,000 to $600,000. The standard home will be a ranch, but there will be the option for two-story homes and added basements. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/19/story3.html
April 16, 200718 yr From the 3/22/07 Beavercreek News-Current: Site plan approved by council By Doug Skinner Editor A specific site plan for a 68-unit condominium development was approved by Beavercreek City Council last week. Plans call for the development - which will be called Buckingham Village - to be located on 27.471 ares along the newly-created Park Overlook Drive, just south of the intersection of Grange Hall Road and Lujon Drive. "Planning commission recommended approval of the applicant zoning request for this project in August 2006," the staff report states. "The resolution passed by planning commission included conditions that there be a maximum of 74 units within the PUD, a 100-foot buffer to the north, south and west and did not allow any quad units on any of the perimeter buildings. When city council approved the applicant's zoning request, they further restricted the maximum number of units to 68, but changed the buffer to 60 feet to the north and south and 50 feet to the west and did not allow any quad units within the development." MORE: http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=263&ArticleID=143643&TM=47756.75 From the 3/21/07 Celina Daily Standard: Celina Daily Standard: Deciding not to take position on lowering lake water level (2/6/07) LIA wants master plan before lowering lake The nonprofit Lake Improvement Association (LIA) would consider agreeing to lowering the level of Grand Lake only if it were part of a master plan aimed at improving the lake. Jeff Vossler updated members of the LIA's Lake Restoration Committee Monday night about a meeting he attended last week with homeowners in the Northwood subdivision along state Route 703. Residents of the lakeshore community want the state to lower the lake's water level in the fall and winter months to lessen flooding. The area has flooded for years and more so in the last several months due to excessive rains. Vossler also said he told Northwood residents of an unsuccessful proposal the LIA and private Lake Development Corp. made to the state last year asking for $3 million a year for 10 years to restore the lake and for an Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) planner to be assigned to help coordinate the effort. The funds would pay for riprap along the lake's shoreline and around islands to lessen shoreline erosion, wetlands construction around lake tributaries to filter out sediment and attached nutrients that run off mostly from farmland, lake dredging and other management practices aimed at improving water quality. MORE: http://www.dailystandard.com/archive/story_single.php?rec_id=2463
April 17, 200718 yr From the 3/26/07 Dayton Business Journal: Developer tackles Tipp City 75-acre project to include 120 condos, plus office component Dayton Business Journal - March 23, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter A newly-formed Columbus company is mapping out a 75-acre residential and commercial development project in Tipp City. HD Living Enterprises, a partnership formed in December, will present plans to the city's planning board April 10 for the project west of Meijer on Kessler-Cowlesville Road. The site will include 120 condominiums in the first phase and about 220,000 square feet of commercial and office space, said Dave Burig, principal of HD Living. A future build-out could place an additional 80 condos at the site. The ranch-styled condos will be geared toward the baby-boomer generation that's looking to downsize into low-maintenance homes. This type of product is scarce in the Tipp City area, and Burig said the demand is there. Within a 10-mile radius of the development, there are 27,000 people between the ages of 55 and 74, ideal candidates for the empty-nester living, he said. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/26/story2.html
April 18, 200718 yr Area project is a finalist for millions in federal funds April 17, 2007 | DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL DAYTON - A local economic development project was one of two in the state chosen to compete for millions in U.S. Department of Labor funds. I-70/75 at the Crossroads is a 12-county project centered around Dayton and Springfield that is targeting four growth areas: aerospace research and development, health care, information technology and advanced materials and manufacturing. The program will use local economic and occupational data to enhance workforce and economic development programs and training, said a Tuesday press release from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The project will compete nationally for Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development, or WIRED, funds. The program's goal is to boost economic development with regional approaches to education and workforce and economic development. Individual grants can reach $5 million over a three-year period. Nine proposals were submitted statewide, and the other chosen project is from the Cleveland and Akron area.
April 18, 200718 yr ^ This is interesting. Sounds like what the Dayton Development Coaltion is pushing in their website.
April 18, 200718 yr From the 3/29/07 Yellow Springs News: Barr lot to become senior housing By Lauren Heaton For seniors either wanting to divest themselves of an oversized home in the village or just move closer to the center of town, there will soon be a new housing option as centralized as anyone could wish for. Last week the Morgan Family Foundation donated the Barr property on the corner of Limestone Street and Xenia Avenue to Friends Health Care Association for the development of 24 to 40 independent living apartments for senior citizens. Friends Care has been planning to build senior apartments for several years and had until recently settled on locating them on its own campus on Herman Street, according to Jeff Singleton, director of Friends Care Community. But the 1.6 acre Barr property will be an ideal location for the mix of affordable studio, single-bedroom and two-bedroom rental units Singleton and the Friends Care Board of Trustees feel Yellow Springs needs. Being downtown will allow seniors with limited mobility easy access to the grocer, the drug store, the library, the Senior Center, and a cup of coffee just down the street. MORE: http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2007/03/032907_barr.html
April 18, 200718 yr From the Springfield News-Sun, 3/20/07: Springfield News-Sun: Consolidation of city's high schools to require attention to lots of detail (3/8/07) Springfield News-Sun: Opening date set for new high school (2/23/07) Springfield News-Sun: Springfield City schools calendar needs adjustment for high school construction (2/16/07) Springfield News-Sun: Good, bad news for city school buildings (1/26/07) High school construction continues while school officials examine longer summer break By Natalie Morales Staff Writer Monday, March 19, 2007 Construction of the new Springfield High School continues, even in the pre-springtime showers that leave the work site wet and muddy. In the past month, the concrete floors on the first and second floors of the academic wing have been completed, and half of the third floor has been poured, said Steve Midgley, project superintendent for the construction manager. Piping, ventilation systems and sprinklers have been added to parts of the first floor and will continue to go up through the construction process. Boilers recently were added to the mechanical room. Roofing over some non-academic areas, such as the kitchen and custodial room, is set to begin Wednesday, and floors are expected to be poured in these areas next week, Midgley said. The new school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008 behind the current North High School, 701 E. Home Road. All 16 of the district's schools will be new once it's complete. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/19/sns032007construction.html
April 19, 200718 yr City approves $1M for recreation centers April 19, 2007 | DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL DAYTON - The city of Dayton is building a new recreation facility and renovating two existing ones. The city commission Wednesday approved two contracts worth $1 million to start construction projects on the three centers. Lorenz & Williams received a $820,000 contract to provide architectural and engineering services to build the Rec Plex at 2013 W. Third St. next to the Dayton Public Schools Boys Academy at the site now occupied by the Roosevelt Center. The 50,000-square-foot center will be complete November 2009 and will include athletic, aquatic and leisure facilities. The city also approved Wednesday a $135,000 contract with Brandstetter Carroll to renovate and expand the Lohrey Recreation Center at 2366 Glenarm Ave. and the Northwest Recreation Center at 1600 Princeton Drive. "These agreements mark real progress toward more and better recreation opportunities for our residents and also for enhanced quality of life in the community," said Joey Williams, city commissioner, in a press release issued Wednesday.
April 19, 200718 yr From the 3/30/07 Centerville-Bellbrook Times: Dayton Daily News: Trustees OK plans for housing proposal along Upper Bellbrook (3/29/07) Trustees approve plan for 268 homes By Jodi Brock Times Editor Sugarcreek Township trustees have approved a plan to bring 268 homes to the township. A final development plan for The Traditions of Sugarcreek located at 3820 Upper Bellbrook Road next to Bellbrook city limits was approved by trustees during their regular meeting on Monday, March 19. Jim Ernst, the developer of property, informed trustees that he plans to build 168 smaller, patio homes toward the front of the project along Upper Bellbrook Road, and build 100 larger, single-family homes similar to the homes in his East of Eden project toward the back of the Traditions project. Patio homes are expected to have only two bedrooms and are to be targeted for active adults, said Ernst. Prices for the homes in The Traditions of Sugarcreek are expected to start at $275,000. The property involves 140.109 acres. Ernst's firm, EDCI Partnership, is setting aside 41.957 acres for open space. The development will be built on the remaining acreage. MORE: http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=143688&TM=48926.09 From the 4/5/07 DDN: Dayton Daily News: Referendum backers opt to pay fine, avoid jail (2/28/07) Dayton Daily News: Troy referendum organizers held in contempt (2/16/07) Dayton Daily News: Both sides scolded in referendum lawsuit (2/9/07) Developer makes 3rd bid for rezoning 57-acre site on Ohio 718 across from Concord Elementary sought for residential development. By Doug Page Staff Writer Thursday, April 05, 2007 TROY — When the city approved its comprehensive plan in 2005, the section of the town on Ohio 718 across from Concord Elementary School was eyed as the site for upscale residential housing. It was recommended the area be designated for low-density housing with lot sizes of 40,000 square feet or more. The other option was of a higher density but only if it was a planned development, a tightly regulated — with rigorous city oversight — development. Now, for a third time, a developer is asking that a 57-acre site be zoned for housing. The first, in 2003, was for minimum 9,000-square-foot lots —this was allowed under the city's previous Comprehensive Plan. The second in 2005, under the current comprehensive plan, was as a planned development. Both rezonings were approved by the planning commission and city council. Both were overturned by referendum. From the 4/3/07 DDN: 'Rural' subdivision approved north of Piqua's Swift Run water supply By Doug Page Staff Writer Tuesday, April 03, 2007 PIQUA — The City Commission approved Monday an "exclusive, rural-type subdivision" north of Swift Run — the city's water supply — as a planned unit development. Owner Lloyd Fry wants to build 106 houses — most on one-acre lots — and 22 two-family condominiums, principally along the north side of the city reservoir off Ohio 66. The 275-acre project would be built in phases during at least 10 years. The vote was 3-1 with Commissioner Frank Patrizio abstaining. Patrizio said he could not disclose his reason for abstaining. Commissioner Bill Vogt, who said he favored the concept, voted against it because the developer would not be required to install curbs, gutters and sidewalks. The developer asked release from those improvements to retain a "rural" flavor to the subdivision. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/03/ddn040307piquahouses.html
April 19, 200718 yr From the 3/23/07 DDN: Rehabbed Dayton high-rise will house the homeless By Margo Rutledge Kissell Staff Writer Friday, March 23, 2007 DAYTON — The Homeless Solutions Policy Board on Thursday unanimously approved a $1.78 million agreement between the city of Dayton, Montgomery County and the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority to refurbish the Helena Hi-Rise to provide permanent supportive housing of homeless single adults. The DMHA site near Parkside Homes — once slated for demolition — is considered to have "the most immediate potential to break the logjam at the gateway shelters," a homeless task force reported. Fifty of the building's 102 units would house homeless single adults later this year, said Joyce Probst MacAlpine, manager of housing and homeless solutions in Montgomery County's office of Family and Children First. Those homeless tenants would join 50 public housing residents who already live in the four-story building at 144 E. Helena St. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/23/ddn032307helena.html
April 20, 200718 yr From the 4/16/07 Dayton Business Journal: Industrial park to add 97 acres Dayton Business Journal - 1:31 PM EDT Monday, April 16, 2007 Tipp City received a state grant to help it add 97 acres to an existing industrial park. Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher announced Monday the city will receive $288,000 from the Industrial Site Improvement Fund to install roads, utilities and make other improvements on the $1.06 million project. The Northgate Commerce Center Industrial Park is located at the intersection of Blauser Drive and Kinna Drive and now has 55 acres and three tenants in two, 120,000-square-foot buildings. One of the tenants, Transfreight LLC, intends to expand its existing 120,000-square-foot building or add a sister building in the new part of the industrial park. It currently has 92 workers and will add 50 with the expansion, said Brad Vath, assistant city manager and community and economic development director for Tipp City. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/04/16/daily5.html?surround=lfn From the 4/5/07 Yellow Springs News: Yellow Springs News: Did Fogg debate serve Yellow Springs? (4/5/07) Yellow Springs News: Fogg on April 2 Council agenda (3/29/07) Yellow Springs News: Affordability sticking point on pre-annex agreement (3/22/07) Yellow Springs News: Fogg annex first reading approved (3/8/07) Yellow Springs News: Forum considers annex issues (2/22/07) Yellow Springs News: Fogg annex forum sparks many questions, concerns (2/15/07) Yellow Springs News: Annex legalities, agenda addressed by Council (2/8/07) Yellow Springs News: Final draft of Fogg report raises questions, concerns (2/8/07) Yellow Springs News: Fogg farm annex sparks strong community response (2/1/07) Fogg farm sold to unknown buyer: annex withdrawn By Diane Chiddister The possible annexation of the Fogg farm came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday, March 27, when the farm’s owners sold their land to an anonymous buyer who purchased it with the condition that the annexation petition not move forward. Like the name of the land’s new owner, the future of the Fogg farm remains unknown, except that at the present time, there are no plans for annexation or development, according to attorney Barry Reich of the Springfield firm Cole, Acton, Harmon, and Dunn, who handled the transaction. “At this time it will stay in agriculture,” Reich said in an interview on Thursday. While Reich said he and the buyer have not discussed future plans for the property, the move indicates that the buyer does not have immediate plans for annexation. MORE: http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2007/04/040507_farmbought.html Bicycle/pedestrian bridge across I-675 proposed Dayton Daily News, 4/19/07 The disconnect between Wright State University and the Mall at Fairfield Commons caused by Interstate 675 may be bridged by 2010 if a proposed bicycle/pedestrian path across the interstate is built. "If anyone wants to get across I-675, they have to do it by automobile. The bridge will provide an alternative means of getting across I-675," said Roger Brislawn, chairman of Beavercreek's Bike Advisory Board. "The only option currently is the bridge along North Fairfield Road. It's a hazardous option." A pedestrian bridge across I-675 had been proposed in the 1970s before the interstate was fully completed, but was never built. After Brislawn heard about the bridge, he raised the issue about a year ago with the city of Beavercreek.
April 20, 200718 yr From the 3/26/07 Dayton Business Journal: Developer embarks on $19M Clayton project Dayton Business Journal - March 23, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Report A Miamisburg developer is beginning to move dirt on a $19 million residential development in Clayton that will fill a gap in the community's residential housing. Midlife Development is building a 110-home community called Wenger Village that includes 77 empty nester homes and 33 homes geared toward second-time buyers on the southern side of Wenger Road, said Sam Knobler, president of the company. The mix of empty-nester and higher-end homes will meet a housing need in the Clayton community that will help keep residents living in town and sending their children to the Northmont School District, said Dave Rowlands, Clayton city manager. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/26/story5.html
April 21, 200718 yr From the 4/18/07 Springfield News-Sun: * MAP: Mad River Township land use Plan will help guide township's growth The rules approved Tuesday could stunt development, opponents say. By Diane Erwin Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Clark County commissioners have unanimously approved a plan to guide development in Mad River Township. The plan will be incorporated into the county's Crossroads Comprehensive Plan 31 days after Tuesday's vote, said Shane Farnsworth, county planning director. The proposal had been debated for hours in February at a County Commission public hearing and later at a meeting in Mad River Township. Supporters had said it allowed for reasonable growth, but opponents said it would stunt development. Representatives of both sides met and chiseled out some changes, which were approved by the Mad River Township Planning Committee and township trustees, Trustee Kathy Estep said. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/18/sns041807countycom.html From the 4/18/07 DDN: Middletown Journal: Wal-Mart Supercenter is opening in Franklin, but some residents say they are worried (4/16/07) New Wal-Mart Supercenter opens, offers new features By Kristin McAllister Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2007 FRANKLIN — A new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Franklin opened Wednesday, introducing customers to one of the first in the nation Wal-Mart stores to carry new home decor features. The new store is one of 19 nationwide to feature a home décor section, in which merchandise is displayed on maple pegboard fixtures that are accented with curved counter tops resembling granite. "Everyone has been telling us how much they love our new store," said Manager Dwight Smith. "Our associates are really glad that we're finally open, and we're looking forward to serving our customers and to being good partners with the community." Fast facts New Wal-Mart Supercenter: 1274 E. Second St., Franklin Open: 24/7 Employees: 400 planned MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/04/18/ddn041807walmartweb.html
April 22, 200718 yr From the 4/18/07 Springfield News-Sun: Theft, vandalism issues for high school construction By Gail Cetnar Staff Writer Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Repeated acts of theft and vandalism have frustrated construction workers at the site of the new Springfield High School. Thieves broke into the construction site at 701 E. Home Road twice last month and stole large spools of wire totaling $16,000 in value, said Tom Drerup, senior project manager for Ruscilli/Kapp Construction, the construction manager. "It wasn't an individual who did this because those spools of wire are about 400 pounds a piece," he said. Thieves also stole wires that already had been run through the building. "What really hurts is cutting it (the wires) out of the project after it's installed. Because then there's additional work to remove the remnants of what they didn't cut and replace it and re-do the work that's already been done once," Drerup said. Two weeks ago, someone broke in and attempted to remove an air compressor by tying an electric cord to it and lowering it to the ground from an upper floor, he said. "The cord broke and it smashed to the ground," he said. Police were notified of the incidents but the culprits have not been identified. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/17/sns041807theft.html From the 4/19/07 DDN: County rejects zoning request for housing Commissioners turn down a plan to build two houses near the Deer Cliff Run subdivision. By Nancy Bowman Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2007 MONROE TWP., Miami County — County commissioners' concerns about low water production on property near the Deer Cliff Run subdivision helped sink a land owner's request to rezone and divide 10 acres for two housing lots. The commissioners unanimously denied the requests by James Weiler of Tipp City on April 10. They also cited complaints about developments approved in other parts of the county where subsequent water problems were experienced. Weiler asked to rezone and subdivide 10 acres on Ginghamsburg Road. He could build one house without commission approval. The land at 1175 Ginghamsburg Road lies on the north side of the road, west of the Tipp-Cowlesville Road intersection, and across from the entrance to Deer Cliff Run. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/neighbors/2007/04/19/ddn041907z9monroeland.html Celebrate the new Grant Nature Nook Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 4/20/07 The Centerville-Washington Park District invites the community to the grand opening of the Grant Nature Nook on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22. Come by the Nature Nook anytime between 1:30-4 p.m. and enjoy crafts, food, guided nature walks and music. A dedication ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Children will be able to decorate a nature cookie and make a "Grassy Girtie" to take home. Free tree seedlings and wildflower packets will also be distributed. Since parking is limited, a free shuttle service will be provided from Watts Middle School compliments of Hithergreen Center. "We are excited to provide our first indoor program space for residents to enjoy nature and recreation programs. We will now be able to move most programs indoors when we are faced with inclement weather," said Maggie Weisman, Park Board President. City Council approves Senior Center facelift Vandalia Drummer News, 4/19/07 The Vandalia Senior Center on Tionda Drive South will be getting a facelift inside and outside, thanks to a $74,500 Community Block Grant earmarked for the Senior Center Rehabilitation Project. On Monday, the Vandalia City Council approved a bid contract of $72,434 to K&T Construction and Supply Inc. of Dayton for interior and exterior renovation on the 35-year-old building. "It's money to be used for much needed improvements to the Senior Center," said Jeff Hoagland, the city manager of Vandalia. "It includes the restrooms, the vestibule, carpeting and concrete work outside and on the driveway."
April 22, 200718 yr From the 3/28/07 Springfield News-Sun: City seeking millions for cleanup to clean up former International site Commissioners approve emergency ordinance to apply for grant to clean up former International factory site By Natalie Morales Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Springfield is seeking a $3 million grant to help pay for the cleanup of the former International Truck and Engine Corp. plant on Lagonda Avenue. City commissioners approved an emergency ordinance Tuesday to apply for a grant from the $400 million Clean Ohio Fund. The Clean Ohio grant application is due April 2 and requires multiple public meetings about the planned cleanup, Assistant City Manager Jim Bodenmiller told the commissioners. The commission will find out in October whether the city has been awarded the funding. The Clean Ohio money would be used for additional testing at the site and to clean up the area where all but the original factory building has been demolished, Bodenmiller said. Bodenmiller said once the land is clean, the Community Improvement Corporation is interested in putting a 50,000-square-foot building on the property, which likely will be used for light or sub-manufacturing. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/27/sns032807citycom.html
April 23, 200718 yr From the 4/16/07 Dayton Business Journal: More homes set for Beavercreek Oberer Cos. to begin project worth at least $37 million Dayton Business Journal - April 13, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter Oberer Cos. is building a new housing development in Beavercreek that's attracting strong interest in spite of recent housing market woes. Wagner Trace is piquing widespread interest from other parts of the country as people are planning to move here because of the Base Realignment and Closure process, said George Oberer Jr., president of the company. Wagner Trace, a 169-home development on 69 acres on Kemp Road, will begin new home building early June, allowing the first buyers to occupy in November. The project's total value will be at least $37 million based on the home prices. The development offers two Oberer home types: * 39 Gold Key homes that will range in price from $270,000 to $400,000 and in size from 2,000 square feet to 4,500 square feet; and * 130 American Dream homes that will range in price from $200,000 to $300,000 and in size from 1,600 square feet to 3,000 square feet. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/04/16/story1.html From the 4/21/07 Springfield News-Sun: Mother Nature smiling on campus's new addition The new face of the college, the Sara T. Landess Technology & Learning Center, is scheduled to open on time. By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Saturday, April 21, 2007 Clark State Community College is about to swing open its new front door. The Sara T. Landess Technology & Learning Center is two months from completion. And with its foundation-to-roof glass facade, will be the glittering new entrance to Clark State. The project is on schedule. "We've had pretty good luck with weather," said Joseph Jackson, Clark State's vice president of business affairs. Staff will move into the building in July, and an after-hours open house is planned for August, officials said. The 55,000-square-foot structure is the first major construction project on the Leffel Lane campus in 30 years. The center, designed on a radius, connects Rhoades Hall and the Applied Science Center. The cost of the project is estimated at $16.8 million. The center will expand the college's academic classrooms, labs and technology infrastructure. The college, which has 3,500 students, has seen a 40 percent increase in enrollment. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/20/sns042107clarkstate.html
April 23, 200718 yr From the 3/29/07 Centerville-Bellbrook Times: Bethany Village to undergo major expansion By Jim Good Staff Writer Centerville City Council approved an application to add significant additions to Bethany Village at its council meeting March 19. Bethany Village, a senior living community located at 6451 Far Hills Avenue and formerly known as Bethany Lutheran Village, plans to build 30 new villas, 30 new apartments, a village center and a new memory support residence, according to Larry Ramey, communications specialist at Bethany. Michael Allen, vice president for finance and facilities for Graceworks Lutheran Services, the company that owns Bethany Village, estimated construction costs to be about $36 to 40 million. He said it would be the largest Bethany expansion since 1995. Oberer Residential Construction, Ltd. has been selected to build the villas. Messer Construction Co. has been retained to perform pre-construction planning, including the apartment building, village center and memory support residence. Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue, architects based in Cleveland, performed the design of the site plan and building plans. MORE: http://www.tcnewsnet.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=143687&TM=48926.09
April 24, 200718 yr Hospital announces $19M project April 23, 2007 | DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL DAYTON - Miami Valley Hospital is planning a $19 million overhaul of its neonatal intensive care unit, the hospital announced Monday. The unit will change from 49 beds in an open environment to 60 beds, each in a private room. The expansion will nearly double the size of the unit, located within the Berry Women's Health Center, to 51,000 square feet. Construction on the project is expected to begin later this month and conclude in spring of 2009. Hospital officials said the number of babies born early is growing, increasing 13 percent across the United States between 1994 and 2004. Last year, 788 infants were cared for in Miami Valley's neonatal unit.
April 24, 200718 yr From the 4/24/07 DDN: Bonnybrook Farms to move to Warren County By Katherine Ullmer Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2007 WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — The 95-acre Bonnybrook Farms property between Clyo Road and Spring Valley Pike has been sold. Bonnie Mercuri, co-owner of the farm with her husband, Joe Mercuri, said they plan to send a letter to "friends" of the farm today saying they bought a new 350-acre farm along the Todd's Fork stream in southeast Warren County. "It's about 25 miles, a 40-minute drive from the old site," Mercuri said. "We have broken ground and building has begun." She wouldn't give an exact location because the farm won't open again until 2008, she said. No business will be conducted this summer at the old site, which closed in February. The new site will have haunted hayrides, fall farm days, educational field trips and corporate picnics but no horse boarding or riding lessons, she said. You can follow the new farm's progress at www.bonnybrookfarms.com. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/23/ddn042407farm.html From the 4/23/07 Dayton Business Journal: Plastic bottle manufacturer to relocate to larger home Sidney's Ring Container to move this fall Dayton Business Journal - April 20, 2007 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter Ring Container Corp. has signed a lease to relocate its Sidney operations across town to an abandoned facility in the city's core. Ring Container, a maker of plastic bottles for mayonnaise, kitty liter and other products, will lease space in the former Monarch Machine & Tool facility, a 466,000-square-foot building on Oak Street just a few blocks outside of downtown Sidney that is being renovated by Don and Gayle Wright of Don Wright Realty. Gayle Wright is now overseeing a $4 million renovation of about of a quarter of the building for Ring Container. The move will give Ring an additional 50,000 square feet and room to grow the business, said plant manager Dane Felver. Felver said there are no plans to add employees with the move, but it will give them needed room to go after new business, which could lead to more jobs. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/04/23/story8.html Hi-Point, CIC propose idea for armory Urbana Daily Citizen, 4/24/07 The city of Urbana administration is giving serious consideration to a joint proposal of the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center and the Community Improvement Corporation to use the vacated armory as a place to train future workers and assist beginning businesses. This suggestion is one of a few posed to city leaders and the one that appears to have unofficial approval. "We're focusing on Hi-Point's and CIC's request," Director of Administration Bruce Evilsizor said, adding details of a contract that would go before city council are being discussed. "We want to see a beneficial use of the property," Evilsizor said. He said the idea of training people to enter the work force and creating new businesses and new jobs is a positive step for the city. The Ohio National Guard vacated the North Main Street structure last year and is expected to soon turn the 3.5 acres over to the city soon.
April 25, 200718 yr Both from the 4/24/07 DDN: Honey Creek opponents file petitions for referendum By Doug Page Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2007 TROY — Opponents of the proposed Honey Creek residential planned development have filed petitions for a referendum with the city auditor. The opponents seek to overturn the City Council's recent rezoning of 201 acres on the city's northeast edge from agricultural to residential planned development. An identical rezoning was overturned in a November referendum by a near 2-to-1 margin. Auditor Dick Cultice said Tuesday he received the 41 petitions, containing 1,140 signatures, last week. Cultice will hold the documents for 10 days before forwarding them to the Miami County Board of Elections for verification of signatures. To qualify for the November ballot, opponents need valid signatures of 784 registered city voters. The proposed Honey Creek project would build 298 homes and 98 condominiums over a 12- to 16-year period at the intersection of North Market and Troy Urbana Road. It would be the city's largest residential development. The city planning commission recommended the rezoning in line with the city's comprehensive plan. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/24/ddn042407referendumweb.html Owner of damaged building at odds with Troy on its fate By Doug Page Staff Writer Tuesday, April 24, 2007 TROY — The owner of a historic downtown building has told the city it is considering tearing down the building, which lost its roof in a February snowstorm. The city may have other ideas. "They said it was more economical for them to tear it down," Patrick Titterington, the city's public service and safety director, said Monday. "We've told them we may not be interested in them tearing it down." The circa-1880 Wasserman building, on the corner of East Main and North Walnut streets, was damaged in a severe storm on Feb. 14. About half the roof collapsed. The building's owner, Harbor Trust, brought in a contractor to remove the debris and the rest of the roof and stabilize the three-story building. Since then, the city has been pressing the owner on its rehabilitation plans for the building. Because the building is in the downtown historic district, any demolition would require approval of a "certificate of appropriateness" by the city planning commission. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/24/ddn042407buildingweb.html
April 27, 200718 yr From the 4/27/07 Springfield News-Sun: 'Small schools' timetable in doubt Reed, union president and parent say new structure for combined high school won't be ready by time the school opens. By Gail Cetnar Staff Writer Friday, April 27, 2007 Springfield school board member Don Reed believes the design of a "small schools" structure for the new Springfield High School cannot be accomplished by the time the school opens. He echoed the doubts about the planning process expressed by the teachers' union president, a parent and a community member at Thursday's school board meeting. "We are not in the position both to have a successful consolidation (of North and South high schools) and move to a small schools model in the time we have left," Reed said. School leaders have been planning to divide the 2,400-student school being built at 701 E. Home Road into four "small schools within a school." MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/04/26/sns042707smallschools.html Public votes on school designs Celina Daily Standard, 4/26/07 It's down to the wire, and the community is playing a big part in narrowing the choices where new school facilities are concerned. The school district is preparing for the possibility of state funding this year through the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) for new or renovated facilities. Superintendent Ken Baker has urged the board to decide on a master plan design by the May 9 board meeting so that information can be forwarded as requested by OSFC budgeting office. Thus two more community meetings were set to solicit public input. Electronic voting at the two meetings this week shows the 80-plus attendees agreed with the facilities committee's preferred plan. The total cost of that basic project is $45.94 million with the state picking up 61 percent, leaving a local share of $17.91 million. Kids sports complex grows rapidly; facility has room for more offices Dayton Daily News, 4/26/07 A longtime sports complex is growing by leaps and bounds, and surrounding development is hoping to tap into its success. Since opening its new complex in late January, Centerville-based Kids Are Tops Sports Center has grown its client base by nearly 50 percent to nearly 1,200, with expectations for enrollment to reach upwards of 3,000 by this fall. Fueling the growth has been the center's recent move into its custom 40,000-square-foot complex on more than five acres off of Paragon Road. Launched by owners Gary and Debbie Gantz, the center offers training and programs for youths 1 year old through 18 years old in gymnastics, dance, tumbling and swimming. "When we started the business back in 1981, we did so because it gave me a venue to do what I loved to do. We began with just 123 kids," said Gary Gantz. "I've never really thought of myself as a businessman before, but I guess I am. I just came at from a different angle."
May 1, 200718 yr From the 4/30/07 Dayton Business Journal: Moss Creek development resumes after delay Dayton Business Journal - April 27, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter After several years of setbacks and snags, a giant Trotwood residential development is moving forward. Moss Creek is a proposed 636-acre residential community anchored by Moss Creek Golf Club on Westbrook Road that aims to bring almost 1,400 housing units to Trotwood. But in the decade since the project's announcement, only the golf course and 40 homes have been built. Developer Jim Davis blames the golf course's financial woes and development shortfalls for knocking the wind out of the project. Now more homes may be coming. Trotwood's planning commission in May will consider plans for 158 new homes on 75 acres west of Moss Creek Golf Club. The homes are to range in price from $200,000 to $450,000 and in size from 1,500 square feet to more than 2,000 square feet. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/04/30/story5.html Canal restoration project costs keep on piling up Celina Daily Standard, 4/27/07 Preliminary plans for a lockkeeper's house on the west side of Lock One have made the first cut in a state grant application process, but some local officials feel too much has been spent on Miami-Erie Canal improvements thus far. The original canal project involving restoration of Lock One began with $280,000 in grant dollars and $70,000 in matching money from the New Bremen Historic Association. The village so far has contributed $776,000 to the project, which paid for restoration work, removal of silt and bank repairs south of Plum Street. Bids are still out for landscaping. The price tag for the entire restoration project, including grants, has surpassed $1 million. The proposed construction of a three-story lockkeeper's house also has gone up, from an original estimate of $450,000 to the latest price tag set at $600,000.
May 2, 200718 yr From the 5/2/07 Fairborn Daily Herald: Residents oppose new housing development RAINEY HOWARTH Staff Writer BATH TWP. - Residents of Terry Acres met Tuesday evening to organize opposition to a student housing development proposed for a property at the end of Warner Drive. Resident Clarinda Smith has lived in Terry Acres since 1985, in a home her parents moved into when it was built in the 1970s. "I have some strong family roots here," she said. "...I feel very strongly that any development in this area should be consistent with the surrounding area and the City of Fairborn and Bath Township trustees should be respectful of the residents here in Terry Acres." Smith and other residents are worried about Place Properties' proposal to build a 512-bed housing complex geared toward area university students near what is now a quiet, family-centered community. The site of the proposed development is now zoned R-2 and would need to be rezoned R-4 by the Fairborn Board of Zoning Appeals before the project could be built. The 18 acres where the complex is planned are between the Terry Acres subdivision and I-675. New residents would have to traverse the busy and sometimes dangerous intersection of Old Yellow Springs Road, Colonel Glenn Highway and Warner Drive to get on Warner Drive and back to the development. MORE: http://www.fairborndailyherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=124924&TM=47924.83 From the 5/2/07 Springfield News-Sun: Developer asks appeals court to overturn county's decision not to annex tract of land By Diane Erwin Staff Writer Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Owners of a Springfield Township tract land that the Clark County Commission denied to annex into the city of Springfield earlier this year are now asking a court to step in. Attorney Jim Peifer on Tuesday filed a writ of mandamus — an action to ask a court to force an office into compliance —with the Clark County Court of Appeals. Overholser Builders want to build condominiums and single-family homes on land at Possum and Old Clifton roads. The plan included annexing a 6-inch wide strip of land more than 12,000 feet long to connect the property to the city. At issue is the definition of the word "contiguous." Opponents to the annexation said the string isn't enough to make the land contiguous to the city. Peifer — who represents landowners Overholser Builders, James and Nancy Davis, Gary and Linda Durst and Dawn Annette Foreman Mishler — says otherwise. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/01/sns050207annexation.html
May 3, 200718 yr From the 5/3/07 Fairborn Daily Herald: Residents, developer disagree Terry Acres homeowners don't want 400-bed student-housing complex in their neighborhood RAINEY HOWARTH Staff Writer BATH TWP. - With a 65-signature petition and a 25-member representative group, Terry Acres residents want to stop the development of nearby land into a student housing complex. Place Properties, of Atlanta, is under contract for nine of 18 acres of agriculturally-zoned land between I-675 and the Terry Acres subdivision, according to Development Manager Bob Landers. On the land, Place Properties is planning a 400-bed student housing complex, Landers said. The complex would stretch over seven to eight buildings. Although representatives did discuss a 512-bed facility when speaking with the City of Fairborn Planning Board, Landers said that was the maximum number of beds and that they are only planning on a 400-bed facility. Residents expressed concerns to Place Properties in March about traffic safety, crime and confusion of services between Bath Township, where Terry Acres is located, and the City of Fairborn, where the housing development would be constructed. MORE: http://www.fairborndailyherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=124936&TM=52479.66 From the 5/2/07 DDN: Historic Troy building to be sold By Doug Page Staff Writer Wednesday, May 02, 2007 TROY — A city loan committee Wednesday unanimously recommended loaning a development company $380,000 to purchase the historic Dye Building on the Public Square. Medallion Investment Group plans to renovate all three floors of the building, which housed Taggarts on the Square restaurant. Taggarts closed recently in anticipation of the sale. The City Council finance committee must approve the recommendation so the City Council can vote Monday. Last week, the finance committee asked the Downtown Loan Committee to revisit the issue after having questions about collateral for then $360,000, 30-year loan at 2-percent interest. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/02/ddn050207troyloanweb.html 2 buildings in line for renovation Dayton Daily News, 5/3/07 City staffers are preparing for the renovation of two local buildings — the former Holiday Health Spa and the Earl Heck Community Center. The city has received approval from the Community Development Block Grant committee for funding to renovate the former Holiday Health Spa building and is filing an application for funding to improve the community center. The former Holiday Health Spa, 20 W. Wenger Road, has been unoccupied for more than 12 years. In 2006, the city tried to get money to demolish it. But when the Kettering Medical Center recently proposed a project to renovate the building, the city requested funding and was awarded $50,000. The developer is awaiting the county's approval for a building permit.
May 4, 200718 yr From the 5/4/07 Springfield News-Sun: Springfield City Schools consider contract to develop small schools, some board members disagree By Gail Cetnar Staff Writer Thursday, May 03, 2007 Springfield City Schools is developing a contract with a consulting firm to guide development of the "small schools" within the new high school, school board member Stephen Feagins told community leaders Wednesday. The announcement prompted criticism from other board members who said the details were announced publicly before they were shared with the board. Feagins shared the plans with about 30 members of Clark County Men's Republican Club, which included city and county commissioners. Feagins said Superintendent Jean Harper plans to give the school board a recommendation for a five-year contract with EdWorks, a subsidiary of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation. North and South High Schools are scheduled to consolidate with the opening of the new Springfield High School in Sept. 2008. School leaders have discussed organizing the 2,400-student school into four "small schools within a school" to create a more personalized environment for students. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/03/sns050407edworks.html
May 9, 200718 yr From the 5/7/07 Dayton Business Journal: BRAC spurs $7.5M investment in area's first Wingate Inn Dayton Business Journal - May 4, 2007 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter Cincinnati investors plan to break ground in a month on a $7.5 million hotel in Fairborn. The Wingate Inn, the first Dayton-area location for the national chain, is expected to open in May 2008 with 92 rooms and a 4,000-square-foot conference center on Col. Glenn Highway near Wright State University. The 55,000-square-foot, business-traveler hotel is being built in anticipation of the 2,000 jobs slated to come to the region following the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process. Fairborn also is in private talks with two companies looking to move to the area as a result of BRAC, said Keith Brane, city planner. The Wingate will feature a large banquet room that can be split into small meeting rooms. Hotel rooms will include a desk for the working traveler, wireless Internet, a television, a refrigerator, a microwave and a king or two double beds. The hotel also will have an indoor pool, a fitness room and a hot tub. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/05/07/story3.html From the 5/8/07 Urbana Daily Citizen: Rezoning in St. Paris would allow 30 apartments on 3 acres BREANNE PARCELS Staff Writer ST. PARIS - Village council members chose to send a proposed ordinance to rezone two parcels of land along Walnut Street back to the planning commission due to errors in the legislation during a meeting Monday. "I don't like the way the ordinance is written," said Councilman Randall Newcomer. "It's vague and repetitive." After Ron Riley presented council members with sketches and plans for the two parcels, located across from the intersection of Walnut Street and Bowersock Avenue, Newcomer pointed out that the "Lot 55" designation in the recommendation and proposed ordinance was incorrect. "We're presented with an ordinance that's flawed," Newcomer said. "They need to go back and rewrite it." MORE: http://www.urbanacitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=143767&TM=62121.98 Dayton area's second Hindu temple dedicated Dayton Daily News, 5/7/07 It began with a Hindu family's prayers in the privacy of their Springfield home in the early 1980s. It culminated this weekend in the dedication of the Dayton area's second Hindu temple, off Bellefontaine Road. The first temple, in Beavercreek, was dedicated in 1985. In between was the journey of a lifetime for Chirag Patel, a Hindu believer and Columbus physician. In 1982 the Patel family began what led to this weekend's two-day dedication. By 1984, a dozen reform-sect Hindu families around Dayton were opening their homes for weekly prayer services, he said. Patel was just 5 years old then. From there, the group grew to 125 families willing to transform a former fraternal lodge into a Hindu Mandir, or house of worship.
May 9, 200718 yr From the 5/8/07 DDN: Troy City Council approves loan to developer for building By Staff Reports Tuesday, May 08, 2007 TROY — The Troy City Council on Monday approved a $380,000 loan to a developer for the purchase of the historic Dye Building on the Public Square. Medallion Investment Group, in exchange for the 30-year, 2-percent loan, committed to renovating the building's second and third floors and leasing the first floor for restaurant or retail. Medallion will make interest payments only the first year and is paying $440,000 for the building. The closing is set for May 15. Money for the loans comes from the city's Downtown Building Repair Loan Fund. Repayments will go back to the fund for projects. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/08/ddn050807dyebuilding.html Three cities offer sites for dispatch center Dayton Daily News, 5/9/07 The cities of Dayton, Miamisburg and Kettering have submitted proposals to house a consolidated dispatch center, according to Michael Ratcliff, executive director of the Greater Dayton Mayors and Managers Association. Ratcliff, who Montgomery County Commissioners hired Tuesday to oversee dispatch center project management, said a 20,000- to 22,000-square-foot building would be needed to house the countywide 911 center. All three communities are considering joining the center, although it has become hugely controversial in Kettering. Ratcliff said the policy committee considering the plan already has decided it will not be placed in a community that does not participate in the consolidated dispatch center. The proposals are: • Dayton wants to build a facility on the grounds of the former Dayton Rehabilitation Center, 1613 Gettysburg Ave. • Miamisburg is offering two existing buildings on the site of the former Mound plant. • Kettering's proposal would reuse an old DESC finance facility.
May 10, 200718 yr From the 5/10/07 Springfield News-Sun: Urbana seeks halt in housing Growth in apartment and condo complexes prompt concern among residents, officials. By LaToya Thompson Staff Writer Thursday, May 10, 2007 URBANA — The Urbana council might approve a 120-day ban on developing multi-family housing, but not in time to regulate a recently proposed apartment complex near the intersection of Dellinger Road and North Julia Street. Councilman Larry Lokai recently introduced an ordinance allowing the city law director to prepare legislation for the moratorium. Council unanimously passed the motion. The board will vote on the moratorium May 15. The city needs time to evaluate and change its zoning codes, specifically more restrictions on multi-unit housing, Lokai said. The city planning and zoning office has examined its zoning codes since November and have submitted changes to the Logan-Union-Champaign Regional Planning Commission for review, City Planner Melanie Kendrick said. Proposed changes include requiring streets and alleys follow city code even on private property and reduce the number of units from 12 per acre to 8. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/09/sns051007urbana.html Dayton would put central dispatch center in old workhouse site, spokesman says Dayton Daily News, 5/10/07 The city of Dayton's old workhouse would be demolished and replaced with a consolidated emergency dispatch center serving most county communities under a plan submitted by the city. The workhouse, known as the Dayton Rehabilitation Center, 1613 S. Gettysburg Ave., closed in 2002. Because of its age and poor condition, city officials believe it would be better to tear it down rather than renovate it, said Tom Biedenharn, city spokesman. It would cost an estimated $5 million to build new, or the same amount to renovate the old facility, he said. However, it would not be torn down if the city doesn't win the dispatch center, Biedenharn said. Kettering and the Miamisburg Mound Community Improvement Corp. also submitted proposals for the dispatch center, which is touted as a way to save money, improve regional cooperation and keep up with technological advances. Cricket Holler about to unveil $4M in new construction Dayton Daily News, 5/10/07 The Miami Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America is realizing a dream with the opening of the Harry F. Schiewetz Leadership Training Center at Cricket Holler Boy Scout Camp. The single-story, 9,100-square-foot lodge-style building with a covered wrap-around porch, meeting rooms, a kitchen and nine entrances is the first new construction at the camp in many decades. Nearby are three newly built year-round cabins for overnight events, each able to accommodate 20 youth in modern style with Internet hookups and climate control. Without any public announcements, word has filtered out. A wedding is scheduled at the camp in June. Scout and civic groups have held meetings there. A public ribbon-cutting is scheduled for May 16 at 2 p.m. The new complex, sculpted out of 14 acres, required the construction of a new entrance — a winding drive near Frederick and Peters pikes. For scout executive Ken Wade, the $4 million in new construction is a giant step from when he arrived in 1998 to take the helm of the Scout Council. Then, the talk was that the 171-acre Cricket Holler could be sold to developers. Offers were flowing in.
May 14, 200718 yr From the 5/14/07 DDN: Board wants a 'timeout' on development Sugarcreek Twp. trustees are redoing and updating their zoning and want to be finished before starting any new projects. By Katherine Ullmer Staff Writer Monday, May 14, 2007 SUGARCREEK TWP., Greene County — The Sugarcreek Twp. trustees announced Friday they plan to hold a public hearing May 21 to discuss putting a moratorium on some residential development in the township. "It would be a temporary moratorium," said Trustee Mike Pittman. "We are redoing the zoning code and updating our zoning. During this time of updating, we just want to make sure we get our zoning complete before we have any more new development." "It might only be six months," said trustee chairwoman Nadine Daughtery. "We want to take a timeout 'till we finish our comprehensive land use plan and zoning updates," said trustee Dick King. "We want them to reflect the current law and the desire of the citizens. It'd be a freeze on certain zoning. Excluded would be commercial development and individual homes, but the large plat developments would be stopped for a while." Projects already approved, like the recent large Miller-Valentine and Ernst clustered residential developments, wouldn't be affected, Daugherty said. Also, anyone with an individual lot wouldn't be stopped from building a home on it, she said. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/13/ddn051407bellbrook.html From the 5/12/07 Springfield News-Sun: Old armory may become tech campus City plans to apply for grants to help cover the costs of reusing the facility as an education satellite campus. By LaToya Thompson Staff Writer Saturday, May 12, 2007 URBANA — The former Ohio Army National Guard armory could become a hub for in-county educational services and economic development opportunities. City officials plan lease the building to the Bellefontaine-based Ohio Hi-Point Career Center as a Champaign County satellite location for high school and adult education programs. Hi-Point offers career training services to five nearby counties. The armory, located on U.S. Route 68 North, next to Grimes Field, provides a permanent, close-to-home option for Hi-Point's Champaign County students, Superintendent Kim Wilson said. Also, the Champaign County Community Improvement Corporation will use a portion of the armory as a small business development center. "It presents an excellent re-use opportunity with a relatively small investment to leverage resources we already have and provide a focal point for (economic development)," CIC economic development planner David Faulkner said. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/11/sns051207armory.html EMA facility construction to begin Greenville Daily Advocate, 5/14/07 Plans are being finalized for the construction of a new Emergency Management Agency (EMA) facility to be located in a separate building near the south end of the Darke County jail. The EMA office was first planned as an add-on to the jail, but was scrapped for logistical and economic reasons. "The sewer and DP&L lines all run through the back parking lot," Darke County Sheriff Toby Spencer explained. "Working around that would have run into some money; we found it just wasn't feasible," he added. The estimated cost of the new EMA facility is $1.2 million. Darke County's half-percent sales tax that took effect Oct. 1, 2005, generated $1.5 million for the project. The additional $300,000 is earmarked for other capital improvement projects such as re-roofing the jail. Currently, the EMA is located in the jail's basement. Civil War monument planned for courthouse Xenia Daily Gazette, 5/12/07 The grounds around the Greene County Courthouse may soon have another monument honoring American war veterans, this time with a marker in remembrance of the nation’s bloodiest conflict. The Greene County Civil War Discussion Group and the Sons of Union Veterans were recently granted approval for the space to establish a black granite monument near the cannon on the north side of the courthouse, said discussion group member DeAnn Richards. If everything goes according to plan, the monument will be dedicated on July 10, 2008, exactly 143 years after the 74th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the 10th Ohio Battery and the 154th Regiment Ohio Infantry were mustered out from the war. “People have been trying to get this done for 142 years and now I’m as happy as a kid on Christmas Day,” Richards said. Nature park opening on Fairborn's edge Dayton Daily News, 5/12/07 After more than a decade of development, a new nature reserve built on land once used for mining will officially open to the public on June 2. The 169 acres, to be called Cemex Reserve, will be on the eastern edge of Fairborn. It is a tract where Southwest Portland Cement— later known as Southdown Cement Co. — dug surface pits to mine gravel close to Interstate 675. The company was later purchased by Cemex. The land was donated to Greene County Parks when it was still part of Southdown. Painstaking efforts by a coalition of volunteer groups including the Beavercreek Wetlands Association, Wright State University students and others, along local donations and $3 million in funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has created a green wetland from what was once a barren spot that resembled a moonscape. Frogs, turtles, beavers, deer, and 129 bird species have been spotted. 88-Year-Old Company Invests, Expands, Adds Jobs Dayton BizBites Newsletter, 5/11/07 Dayton Forging and Heat Treating will invest approximately $3.8 million to modernize its operations at 215 North Findlay St., a commitment that will retain 80 jobs and create 28 more over the next three years. The Dayton City Commission approved a $50,000 development agreement on May 9, adding to a $100,000 Montgomery County ED/GE grant. Commissioners also approved a 10-year Enterprise Zone Agreement that will allow property tax savings for the company. Founded in 1919, Dayton Forging and Heat Treating is an open die forge plant, commercial heat treating facility, rough machine shop, and forged bar stock warehouse. It produces large, forged products such as cylinders and mandrels for industries, including aerospace. The modernization will include expanded electric and gas utility capacity and the purchase and installation of new equipment and machinery.
May 15, 200718 yr From the 5/15/07 DDN: River property to get new look West Carrollton looking at proposals for site of soon-to-be-demolished boathouse on riverfront. By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Tuesday, May 15, 2007 WEST CARROLLTON — Hoping to control future development along its riverfront, city government is set to begin demolishing the former "Boathouse" property Thursday. The city of West Carrollton recently purchased the property on Marina Drive. Star-Ex Inc., of Covington, placed the lowest bid for the demolition. Kathy Perkins, the city's economic development director, said Monday that city planners have developed a marketing plan and are pulling together a request for proposals from potential developers. Whatever becomes of the three-acre property, city officials want a use that will draw people, on foot and in vehicles. "Obviously, it's going to have to conform to existing zoning," Perkins said. The current zoning, dubbed "center city district," allows retail and light manufacturing uses. But a plan allowing for residences and possibly dining may be among the possibilities, Perkins said. "If you look at the property, the most suitable use for the property is mixed-use," she said. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/05/14/ddn051407riverfrontweb.html
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