Engineer asks commissioners to return $2.76M rail grant and cancel Cedar Grove access project

May 19, 2026

County engineer told commissioners a federal conservation easement and landowner refusal prevent construction of the Cedar Grove Alternative Access Road and recommended returning $2,761,672.50 to the Ohio Rail Commission and cancelling the project.

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The county engineer reported that, after research and consultation with the prosecutor's office, a federal conservation easement and the unwillingness of a key landowner to dedicate right-of-way make the Cedar Grove Alternative Access Road project unworkable. The engineer asked the board to return $2,761,672.50 to the Ohio Rail Commission and cancel the project.

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