The nonprofit organization, which provides professional rehabilitative and support services to people with substance abuse problems in Montgomery County, is seeking more space, additional parking and a good location, said Project CURE Executive Director Virgil McDaniel.
The Dayton facility consists of fewer than 20,000 square feet, while the Moraine site offers up to nearly 10 acres of vacant land, on which Project CURE would construct a 30,000-square-foot building, he said.
“I’m looking for the future growth of Project CURE,” McDaniel said, noting that “it’s our intent to” move.
Moraine officials said they expect a move would mean the organization eventually adding a handful of employees and boosting its payroll to about $2 million annually.
“They expect with the new facility and a bigger location that they would add a few jobs, and obviously the payroll would increase due to that,” said Moraine Economic Development Director Michael Davis.
However, McDaniel said that has not been decided at this point.
“I don’t know yet. It’s too premature,” he said. “I don’t know if expand is the right word.”
The move is contingent on Project CURE gaining approval from several agencies, including the ADAMHS Board for Montgomery County, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, McDaniel said. Environmental studies of the land also must be completed, he added.
“There’s a whole gamut of things that have to be done before you can relocate,” McDaniel said.
Project CURE focuses on treating those with opiate-based addictions, but also works with those abusing alcohol, McDaniel said. It also works with those whose lives have been affected by prescription and heroin abuse, according to its website.
The Moraine City Council has authorized City Manager David Hicks to enter into an agreement to lease and sell 9.9 acres on Daruma to Project CURE. The agreement would allow the organization to purchase 6 acres and — if it chooses — nearly 4 acres more, records show.
The deal would allow the organization to lease the land for six months for $5,000, or slightly more than $800 a month, documents show.
The six months, which expires March 31, 2016, should be sufficient time for Project CURE and its regulatory agencies to complete the due diligence process, Hicks said. But the organization has the option of extending the lease until May 31, 2016, for $3,000 more, records show.
“What they have to do is make sure the location complies with the requirements the state has for such facilities,” he said. “Once they clear that, their intention is to exercise the option to purchase, buy the land and move forward.”
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