Butler County staff told commissioners the Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority requested a county acknowledgement letter for seven public housing properties in Middletown and Hamilton that will participate in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. The county’s acknowledgement is a notification only; staff emphasized it is “only acknowledgement, not support, not consent.”

The seven properties listed were Midtonia Village, Freedom Court, Middletown Estates, Reuben Doty Estates, Petty Plaza, Winding Creek, and Glenbrook. County staff described the work as rehabilitation — not new construction — and said planned upgrades include installing air‑conditioning, addressing environmental issues, and retrofitting kitchens, bathrooms, windows and flooring.

Staff provided an overall development estimate of approximately $110,000,000 to be invested across the properties — about $60 million in Middletown and $50 million for the Hamilton properties. Commissioners were asked to sign the acknowledgement letter to satisfy HUD notification requirements for RAD conversions and were given the document for signature during the meeting.

Discussion only: staff described the RAD program, the scope of rehabilitations, and the county’s role limited to providing a written acknowledgement. No formal county approval or zoning consent was presented or required at the meeting.