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City manager reports land‑bank grant submission, rooftop solar options, Whirlpool substation outage and rising power costs
Summary
City staff reported submitting six parcels to a combined Welcome Home Ohio grant with the county land bank and neighboring jurisdictions; they also discussed rooftop solar options, a Whirlpool-area substation outage likely caused by lightning, ongoing demolitions and rising wholesale electric costs.
City Manager and staff reported several administrative updates: they submitted six city parcels, coordinated with the county land bank, as part of a Welcome Home Ohio grant application that in total includes about 12–13 parcels in partnership with Fremont and Gibsonburg. Staff said combining parcels across jurisdictions may improve the grant award chance while the city will retain site control for properties that come through the program.
Staff also said the grant consultant and discussions with Westerville opened a potential option to add rooftop solar to modular homes to improve returns for homeowners and to tie…
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