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Commissioners discuss funding library, tearing down eyesores with federal grant
From this story in today’s paper: Butler County commissioners debated whether to fund a new Monroe library but decided against tearing down an eyesore in Seven Mile with a federal grant meant to aid the local housing market.
The county is moving ahead with plans to demolish blighted homes, including seven in New Miami, commissioners decided Monday, Sept. 14.
Funding is coming from the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which allocated Butler County $4.2 million to tear down and rehabilitate blighted homes. Hamilton and Middletown each received separate slices of the program.
The county asked local governments to list properties that should be demolished. Countywide, officials hope to tear down roughly 50 buildings.
New Miami’s list included three dilapidaed buildings in a row on Cain Street.
But commissioners denied Seven Mile’s request to tear down a long-vacant gas station.
“If you open this up, and there has been leakage, and it’s migrated across the street… it’s into the water table, what are you going to do?” Commission President Donald Dixon asked. “You can’t obligate our taxpayers to something that could be multi-millions of dollars.”
Dixon argued that the program should tear down as many houses as possible to maximize bang for the buck.
But what if there aren’t enough blighted houses to obligate the federal dollars by the October 2010 deadline?
Community Development Director Donna Everson suggested the county include some big-ticket items, like the purchase of an unused building in Monroe for roughly $500,000 that the city council wants to turn into a library and community center.
Dixon said the building was overpriced and would be costly to fix up, and the city would be better served building a new library. “I don’t want to waste it just because we have it,” he said.
“I don’t want to lose it,” countered Commissioner Gregory Jolivette.
“I don’t think we should turn a blind eye to potential community projects,” he said. “Maybe there is some value to having a library in Monroe that would help with other development there.”
With Commissioner Charles Furmon absent, the issue was tabled for a later vote.
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Monroe desperately needs the library! A computer center could be also be put onsite. Our library is going to be homeless next year after the school kicks them out because they need the classroom space of the modular. Where are we going to put the books and what happens to the great kids programs they offer? C’mon Chuck, we need your help! They run on quarters, not tax dollars, too!