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Finance Authority outlines Middletown plans; county recorder highlights records modernization and public notification sign‑ups

Butler County Board of Commissioners · February 24, 2026
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Joshua Smith of the Butler County Finance Authority updated commissioners on Middletown redevelopment and the prospective city purchase of the former Cincinnati State building; Recorder Danny Crank said Butler County has digitized records back to 1797 and launched a public notification system with over 8,000 sign‑ups.

Two agency presentations at the March 3 Butler County commission meeting described local redevelopment work and ongoing modernization of county records.

Joshua Smith, introduced as director of the Butler County Finance Authority, updated the Board on redevelopment efforts in Middletown, including meetings with a prospective developer for the former Manchester (CMC) site, financial institutions, the Middletown Port Authority and the city. Smith said the biggest near‑term challenge is clarifying demolition and…

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