Butler County projects set to receive state funding include:
- $1 million for the second phase of Butler Tech's BioScience Center. This project will help construct an addition to the current bioscience building in West Chester Twp.
- $1 million for road improvements at the Champion Mill Sports Complex development. The project would partially fund an effort to resurface and add traffic capacity to North B Street and reconfigure multiple intersections in the area. It's a joint project between the city of Hamilton and Champion LLC.
- $500,000 for Voice of America Athletic Complex's field house building and grounds. The project will construct the field house building, concession areas, maintenance storage space and revenue-generating meeting space at the West Chester Twp. park.
- $400,000 for the Genesis Center of Excellence in Hamilton. This project will house an outpatient treatment program specializing in the treatment of addiction and psychiatric conditions.
- $300,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty building campaign. The funding will help in the construction of a 30,000-square-foot facility in West Chester Twp. that will serve students in grades two through high school.
- $175,000 for the bike/pedestrian trail at Rentschler Forest. The funds will help pay for the construction of about 2.1 miles of bike and pedestrian trail at Rentschler Forest MetroPark in Fairfield Twp.
- $75,000 for the Caroline Scott Harrison Memorial in Oxford. This funding will help pay for the installation of a bronze sculpture of Caroline Scott Harrison, develop a Caroline Scott Harrison mini-museum at the Oxford Community Arts Center, and hold the annual Women in Leadership Symposium.
- $50,000 for the Trenton Community Park Amphitheater. The project will help pay for the construction costs for the amphitheater cover and attached building.
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