The Greene County Board of Commissioners on June 26 approved grant agreements and authorized the county administrator to execute documents for multiple brownfield remediation projects, including funding for a Cedarville redevelopment at 141 West Xenia Avenue.

County officials said the actions implement awards from the Ohio Department of Development’s brownfield remediation program and establish county funds to receive and manage those awards and any required local advances and reimbursements.

At the meeting, Andrea Lisby, who identified herself as owner of Silver Cup Properties, thanked the county after the board’s earlier action to include the Cedarville property among brownfield projects. "We are incredibly grateful for the county's support and for recognizing the potential of this site," Lisby said. She told commissioners her family plans a "multi use lakeside destination" at 141 West Xenia Avenue and described the grant as an investment in rural economic development and tourism.

Commissioners voted to establish several non‑interest bearing funds to house grant awards and program receipts; board discussion earlier in the meeting noted a $2,600,000 advance that the county fronts for the brownfield remediation program and is reimbursed afterward. The board also approved authorizations for the county administrator to sign two specific brownfield grant agreements: one for the 77 to 105 East Market Street project and one for the Cedarville project at 141 West Xenia Avenue.

Clerk records show the motions to approve the grant agreements were moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote. The motions, as recorded in the meeting, instructed the county administrator to execute all documents necessary to facilitate the program agreements with the Ohio Department of Development.

The board and members of the development department were thanked during the meeting for work that led to the Cedarville award; one commissioner specifically thanked Christie Titt of the Department of Development for her role in the project.

The county’s action also included establishing fund numbers tied to the grants (listed during the meeting as funds 2846 and 2848 for other grants and 2222 and 2223 for brownfield projects) so that the awards and any matching or administrative transactions can be tracked separately.

Board members said the county’s brownfield program uses advances that are later reimbursed by grant proceeds, a funding mechanism referenced during the transfers discussion earlier in the meeting.

No litigation, regulatory conditions, or disputed environmental findings were discussed at length during this session; the board’s action was limited to accepting the grant agreements and authorizing signature and fund setup. The county will proceed with the remediation agreements and project implementation under the terms of the Ohio Department of Development awards.