Explanation
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of the Columbus Department of Development to apply to the Ohio Department of Development, Clean Ohio Council for redevelopment emergency assistance funding in an amount up to $750,000.00. The requested funding will be used for asbestos removal, demolition and other eligible costs associated with the Dominion Homes Wheatland Avenue Project in the Hilltop Area of Columbus.
The Wheatland Property is situated in the Hilltop Area on the north side of West Broad Street just east of Wheatland Avenue and west of the Ohio Department of Transportation headquarters. The site is 22 acres and was acquired by the City of Columbus from the State of Ohio in 2004 where it formerly served as a Psychiatric Hospital complex.
With input from Hilltop Area residents, the Columbus Department of Development requested and received developer proposals to convert the site to residential use.
Dominion Homes was selected to construct approximately 100 new single-family homes on the site with an average estimated value of $125,000 per home. A recent Phase 2 environmental assessment (approved April 25, 2005, Ord. No. 0594-05) conducted by consultants for the Columbus Department of Development revealed the site will required asbestos removal, structural demolition and soil clean up to prepare the site for redevelopment. This legislation authorizes the application for state grant funding to clean the site.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are no costs to the City of Columbus associated with applying for Clean Ohio emergency
assistance grant funding. If the application is approved by the State, the City of Columbus will receive up to $750,000.00
for asbestos removal, demolition and other eligible costs at the Wheatland Avenue site.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: This legislation is submitted as an emergency to commence the Clean Ohio emergency grant application immediately.
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