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Matt (project presenter, speaker 3) said the site is about 50 acres at the southeast corner of Union and State Route 122 near I‑75’s Exit 32 and that the city of Middletown, the Port Authority, Miller Valentine Construction and Woodard Development are principal partners. \"We're going to uproot this development and put it on the other side of the highway because of the indicators that came back so strongly on feasibility,\" he said, describing why the project moved from the Town Mall site to the current parcel.

The county previously funded a feasibility study, Matt said, and a firm named Hundon (Chicago) found positive indicators for uses including retail, food and beverage, hotel and an arena designed for hockey and other indoor events. Staff said the Port Authority could act as the financing and ownership vehicle for the arena — using tools like fee ownership and an operations agreement with the local convention and visitors bureau — while Woodard would handle private improvements on other parcels.

Staff emphasized the Port Authority’s likely role would be limited to the event center. \"There'll be no Port Authority issued bonds for anything beyond the event center,\" a Port representative said, noting other campus infrastructure is being financed by the city and private developer through bonds, TIF and other mechanisms.

The presentation also explained why state‑level grant figures (commonly reported at $12–15 million) emerged: a TMUD (Transformational Mixed Use District) request considered up to roughly 10% of an estimated $150 million total development. Officials said the Port pursued TMUD and other existing programs but that the TMUD application was denied; they also said no formal county capital appropriation has been requested.

Staff described a draft underwriting review for the event center's business pro forma, prepared for the underwriter Barclays, and said the team is evaluating whether projected operating revenue and newly formed community authority charges (property millage and on‑site sales tax) will support debt service. Work on other site improvements is under way and could start in the fall; whether higher‑caliber regional tenants commit will depend on the arena coming forward.

Multiple commissioners said they had not been adequately briefed about the project's shift from a private‑led model to one where the Port Authority would own the arena, and they asked for more frequent updates and a work session before any formal county action. One commissioner asked who exactly \"we\" referred to when staff discussed project partners and financing, and another urged that board members be given the opportunity to vet any capital requests or formal asks to the legislature before they are submitted.

No formal county decision or vote was requested at the meeting; staff characterized the item as an informational update.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Warren County Board of Commissioners Meeting September 2, 2025 - Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","Staff updated the Warren County Board of Commissioners on a proposed 50‑acre Renaissance Point campus in Middletown, saying the Port Authority would likely own just the event center while private developers would build surrounding uses; commissioners asked for more frequent updates and clarity about financing and any public funds.","taxTitle","Warren County, Ohio","taxId",48381,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6786773,"County won’t promise sewer service for Froehlich parcel ahead of auction; water wholesale option exists",1051,2138950,3190750,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711422-1661ba255d998c0beb28853a2c401dd0&start=2138&end=3190","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711422-1661ba255d998c0beb28853a2c401dd0/thumbnail_2138950.jpg","/articles/6786773/Warren-County/Ohio/County-wont-promise-sewer-service-for-Froehlich-parcel-ahead-of-auction-water-wholesale-option-exists","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786773-29e29c7b03f8195102dc6a0d7f7b65b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512291&Signature=PPvl9sJS~B4CysDLRgD1ROgTXoCBMpaWp2A1tEeEnNrBciY3Uj3iKHN8VTMNIqr3EZPI-RhrgtyDbAxiAyPlO8ssa3-IcnHtbuQ8xLdNMqyQ~r~Pttu2ZNEjIfBOVLNDUo1Y4hCbF80hBGl~dvB6uMteg5dhQm1~FqPy-MxWzR9yGVPD5UUZw0xiQyIt-JOoCEL~JZfFPIcJO50JstEY7yfJ2MngpkfYBzz6mbmFvJ~1CsLcJYIiFLVjz1HQUKKsYgs5v1rNzqnWd4yxLZysTtJDzIqVijoRnYz91KAXeud8GhVQaSoxh6JqaAsKvIXjGIH6oJes8gYGCUkA17~b1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County water and sewer staff told commissioners they could not promise sewer service for a 10.6‑acre parcel owned by Gail Froehlich that was scheduled for auction next week.

\"This property is actually located in the city of South Lebanon,\" Chris Brosh, with the Warren County Water & Sewer Department, said, explaining that the county is not the designated management agency for sewer service in that jurisdiction. Brosh said the parcel abuts a county sewer line but the sewer runs at a low grade there and serving the site would likely require a privately built lift station.

Brosh described a 24‑inch county transmission water main that crosses the property under an easement but stressed that the easement does not automatically permit tapping the transmission main: \"We would dictate where they tap in.\" He said the county could provide wholesale water service through an agreement with South Lebanon already in place, but sewer service would require an intergovernmental agreement and a 208 water quality amendment to modify established sewer service boundaries under the Clean Water Act.

City of South Lebanon administrator Jerry (speaker 8) told the board the seller has attempted to market the property for more than a decade and that prior rezoning and a proposed 60‑unit attached housing plan drew neighborhood opposition and was withdrawn; the parcel remains zoned R1, which under the city code could allow roughly 20 half‑acre lots but the current interested buyer was seeking to create five to seven lots.

Commissioners cautioned against making commitments before the auction and said any decision to provide sewer would need to address fairness to other bidders, density and cost allocation. Several commissioners suggested a work session after the auction so staff can present capacity details and options; Brosh said staff could present proposals if the board wanted to consider them after the sale.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; staff reiterated water could be supplied under the county’s wholesale agreement with South Lebanon but sewer service would remain subject to boundary changes, approvals and cost allocation.","Warren County water officials told commissioners they cannot guarantee sewer service for the 10.6‑acre Gail Froehlich parcel in South Lebanon before an auction; water service may be available through an existing wholesale agreement with the village but sewer would require a service boundary amendment and likely a privately funded lift station.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6786778,"County 911 director recommends delaying move to Ohio ESINet until 2028",190,1903930,2094390,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711422-1661ba255d998c0beb28853a2c401dd0&start=1903&end=2094","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711422-1661ba255d998c0beb28853a2c401dd0/thumbnail_1903930.jpg","/articles/6786778/Warren-County/Ohio/County-911-director-recommends-delaying-move-to-Ohio-ESINet-until-2028","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786778-df1cdbbbd94907bcd8a185b45836dd51/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512291&Signature=V1RU6DKUFCNSFQuyqpdazaeUjwacATnwLUAuDBuyXtFqsF~BQixtDWqmBcqINV7SqSE3kF029~B~ISoL2SeqPvvs9w5hzEZ-3WCZ1ybB0NLrCHTTvLKyqgK5QFe4dgzHcpCPokwTCkWJgcv-8bEJ-8FEgECTxeZWrKA7thZCMAqzCbXh8uvG6P~k7phf7JBwkYHbV7~oKR5SOL9LfFeptgIstJzqDe-fkcv3PaWrmUvzs4wU4J~RAGSzlZTL-VrsNknAnNMdGKjJlkhpe6Unix~da2~Y5Bb-fPvan14Ce87vgX2atkxu1BlZR9wkBsEru0TzOPh0zSR-5C5gi6DD1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Paul Kendall, the county’s director of telecommunications and 911 coordinator, asked the Warren County Board of Commissioners to affirm the 911 Program Review Committee’s recommendation that the county delay committing to Ohio’s ESINet until 2028.

\"ORC gives us five years before we have to make a commitment... we have until July 30th of 2030,\" Kendall said, adding: \"My recommendation was to wait until 2028 so that we can see basically, the state’s never run a 911 network before. We give them the opportunity to learn how to do that. We evaluate how their system's operating and if the call quality is... meets our standards.\"

Kendall noted Warren County has been connected to the Indiana ESINet since 2016 and that the state 911 office is building a bridge between the Indiana and Ohio ESINets to preserve interoperability. He asked commissioners to sign a letter to the state expressing the county’s preference to wait and not join immediately.

Commissioners asked whether delaying had any adverse implications; Kendall said there were none. Several commissioners indicated they had no objection to Kendall’s recommendation at the meeting. The item was treated as an affirmation of the committee recommendation rather than a formal, binding vote recorded in these minutes.","Paul Kendall, Warren County’s telecommunications director and 911 coordinator, asked commissioners to affirm a committee recommendation to delay joining the state ESINet until 2028, citing the county’s current connection to Indiana’s ESINet and the state system’s untested status.","actionData","errors"]

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