Land Bank pushes for brownfield funding
By Kyle Shaner - kshaner@sidneydailynews.com
SIDNEY – Money for cleaning up brownfield sites hasn’t been secured, but lawmakers seem to have noticed a push for funding from the Shelby County Land Reutilization Corp. and other groups.
During Tuesday’s Land Bank meeting, Director Doug Ahlers said he’s been in contact with the Ohio Land Bank Association and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy about securing funding to clean up brownfield land, which is previously developed land that is not in use and might be contaminated.
Among the sites the Shelby County Land Bank would like to see cleaned up is the former Wagner foundry in Sidney.
The Investigators: Memphis real estate market is hot; what will redevelopment look like in long-neglected areas?
Mid-South Housing Market: Who s moving in? By Jessica Jaglois | May 13, 2021 at 11:25 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 12:03 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Low inventory and low interest rates have created a historically hot housing market in the Mid-South.
Sellers are commanding more money for their homes and are receiving offers from as many as 70 prospective buyers.
A WMC Action News 5 Investigation takes a closer look at where those buyers are coming from, and why some homeowners wonder if all growth is good growth.
One of those homeowners is Carlotta Hill, who has lived in the Riverside neighborhood of South Memphis for 20 years.
Pandemic hits Sidney’s bicentennial celebration
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The size of the Sidney Bicentennial Beer Subcommittee more than tripled in size for the first tasting of Sidney 1820 Export on Feb. 12. Joining Sidney Bicentennial Beer Subcommittee Chair Tony Bornhorst (second from right) were Bicentennial Committee Co-Chair Mike Barhorst (standing), Sidney Parks and Recreation Director Duane Gaier, Moeller Brew Barn Brewmaster Nick Moeller, Fort Loamie Mayor Randy Ahlers, Shelby County Land Bank Director Doug Ahlers, Clinton Township Trustee Jim Gaier, retired Fort Loramie Councilmember Tim Boerger, Chris Boerger, Jolene Ahlers, Nancy Steinke, Shelby County Commissioner Julie Ehemann, Kurt Ehemann, Bicentennial Co-Chair and Shelby County Commissioner Bob Guillozet, Bonita Guillozet, and Sidney City Clerk Kari Egbert. The beer, a pilsner, was created especially for Sidney’s Bicentennial.