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City manager reports PFAS settlement estimate and launches traffic studies on Little Sugar Creek Road
Summary
City Manager Rob gave council an initial estimate of Bellbrook’s expected share of multi‑party PFAS settlements and announced two traffic studies on Little Sugar Creek Road to gather detailed speed and volume data and to pursue funding eligibility.
City Manager Rob updated council on the city’s expected share of multi‑party PFAS settlements and on transportation studies for Little Sugar Creek Road.
Rob said the city’s estimated share from the 3M settlement is approximately $1.2 million to $1.7 million in gross proceeds, with the city receiving about 70% of that after legal fees and other costs. He described an expected payment schedule that would split the city’s net share into roughly three parts: one third early in the year, one third later in the year, and the remainder paid in annual installments over the following eight years. He said other defendants (DuPont, BASF, Tyco and others) may yield smaller additional payments and that a bankruptcy filing by another entity (referred to as a separate party) could delay final numbers. Rob said the city expects to apply settlement proceeds toward PFAS remediation and to help cover related future regulatory and compliance costs.
Rob also told council the city will pursue two parallel traffic studies on Little Sugar Creek Road: one to seek a roadway reclassification that would make the route eligible for certain regional and federal funding programs through Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) and Greene County engineering cooperation; and a second to deploy statistical speed‑measurement devices to collect detailed speed data. The reclassification request is intended to support funding eligibility for future improvements and will not itself change permitted traffic volumes, Rob said.
Council members asked about truck restrictions, reassessment timing and how property valuation changes relate to tax abatements (discussed during the CRA presentation). Rob and staff explained that county auditors determine taxable value increases after permits and inspections are completed and that abatement applies only to the incremental value caused by improvements. Council members also praised cooperation from Greene County’s deputy engineer in backing a regional approach to the roadway work.
