Middletown Board of Health approves ordinances, applies for sewage‑system grant and OKs contracts and travel

The Middletown Board of Health on April 8, 2025, approved two ordinances expanding delegated enforcement authority, authorized the health commissioner to pursue a federal sewage‑system grant application, approved a contract template tied to that grant, authorized travel to a state public‑health conference and adopted routine business including minutes and the final March financial report.

The most substantive discussion centered on a federal Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) grant that the board authorized the health commissioner to apply for; staff described the award as reimbursement‑based, income‑eligible for homeowners and administratively complex, with permit, soil‑sampling, bidding and design steps that Butler County estimated could take six months to a year for a single house from start to finish. Board members asked about upfront costs, eligibility and local process; staff said the department would need to work with the city finance office to appropriate funds because the program…