RELATED: Demolition paves way for Kettering Health Network
Acquisition, demolition and other costs are projected to be about $146,000, 75 percent of which will be funded by a grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission, city records show. West Carrollton’s portion would be about $36,500.
“Long term we want to make it a park – that mirrors the other end of The Point, where we have a little park down” at the eastern end of the Dixie/Central split, said West Carrollton City Manager Brad Townsend.
“We don’t have anything on paper yet,” he added. “But the plan right now would just be to demo, remove the structure and fill the site with dirt and plant grass seed.”
RELATED: City plans to purchase Carrollton Plaza as part of $3.2 million deal
The land is now owned by Cletus Hurley of Franklin, according to the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office website. Townsend said the plan is to close on the sale and – in the spring – complete demolition and site work.
The transaction is among a handful of deals West Carrolllton officials have been seeking to help redevelop the corridor along the Great Miami River from Interstate 75 to its center of downtown.
Others include:
-Kettering Health Network: KHN has announced an intent to build a medical office building in West Carrollton's City Center district. While plans have not been announced for 744 E. Dixie Drive, the city has demolished the former Sonny's Auto Spa on the 3.84 acres as part of a three-way deal with the Montgomery County Landbank program.
RELATED: Downtown corridor target of new study
-Carrollton Plaza: This spring the city bought 13.75 acres next to I-75, land seen by local officials as a cornerstone for a multi-million dollar entertainment district plan along the Great Miami River. The $3.2 million project includes the planned demolition of buildings at 1100 to 1192 E. Dixie Drive.
-Former Fraser and Ahlstrom mills: This spring the city hired a consultant to help map the future of its West Central Avenue corridor, focusing on the former sites of two paper mills at the city's center. More than 60 acres have been vacant since the mills were demolished more than two years ago. A redevelopment plan is expected to be proposed next year.
RELATED: Ex-retail site eyed for future entertainment district use
-West Carrollton Car Wash: This summer the city demolished the former business at 518 E. Dixie Drive it has owned since 2013. No plans have been announced for the 0.324-acre site since the demolition, funded by a $20,000 Community Development Block Grant, according to the city.
DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APPS FOR LATEST BREAKING NEWS
-MORE REDEVELOPMENT COVERAGE:
RELATED: West Carrollton looks to demolish another site on East Dixie
About the Author
