Over a 10-year period, Premier Health will provide $15 million for Phoenix board-approved activities that will be matched by $15 million from the city of Dayton through traditional public fund sources.
In addition to this $30 million commitment, the partners will work to use this money to bring in state, federal and private philanthropy dollars to redevelopment efforts.
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As part of that commitment, Premier Health will in addition cover expenses associated with preparing the former Good Samaritan Hospital site for redevelopment.
"The redevelopment of the former Good Samaritan Hospital is a critical project for the City of Dayton, and the Phoenix Next Vision Document will lay the groundwork for this work," said Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley. "The City of Dayton and Premier Health are committed to working in partnership over the next ten years to ensure that this vision becomes a reality. I am so pleased that Premier has committed additional resources toward the ongoing stability of the Salem Avenue Corridor and to the execution of this vision."
Also Monday, Premier and the city of Dayton released a "Re-use and Investment Vision" for the area immediately surrounding the former Good Samaritan Hospital campus. The vision focuses on two areas: promoting health and wellness, and advancing next-generation learning. The vision document can be read on the Phoenix Next website.
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The general goals of the outline were to support health and wellness and next generational learning, with a detailed outline of the strategy on daytonphoenixproject.org.
As part of the redevelopment effort, a new nonprofit organization, Phoenix Next Dayton, will form to guide the redevelopment effort. A new board will be seated in January 2020.
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