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Morrow County approves first amendment to CRA agreement with Dollar Tree Distribution
Summary
County commissioners approved a first amendment clarifying a 2018 Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) agreement with Dollar Tree Distribution, aligning the contract language to reflect a 15-year benefit the company received and approving a $220 advertising appropriation tied to the agreement.
Morrow County commissioners on Jan. 12 approved a first amendment to a Community Reinvestment Area agreement with Dollar Tree Distribution to clarify the term length granted under the original 2018 agreement and align the county’s CRA policy language.
The amendment formalizes that Dollar Tree’s individualized agreement, granted in 2018, reflects a 15-year benefit. Staff told commissioners the county’s current CRA policy had stated a 10-year maximum when that agreement was made; amending the contract reconciles the language so there is no later confusion about the term (staff presentation, Jan. 12). An unidentified staff member explained, “In the state of Ohio, you’re allowed to do all the way up to 30 years,” then framed the amendment as a clarification rather than an expansion of benefits.
The development authority will continue to provide recommendations to the board on CRA awards, staff said, and the board retains discretion to approve shorter terms in the future. Commissioners voted to approve the amendment in a roll-call vote; the transcript records the commissioners present voting in favor.
Separately, the board approved a $220 appropriation from the development fund to pay for required advertising related to the CRA agreement.
What’s next: The amendment was approved and the chairman was authorized to sign related documents and proceed with the required public notice and advertising. No further public comment or additional conditions were recorded in the transcript.
