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City planner: Welcome Home Ohio near purchase of Red Cross site; construction and ADA units planned
Summary
Athens City Planner Megan Jennings said the Welcome Home Ohio project is in final stages of purchasing the Red Cross property, with a draft site plan under review, a target to begin construction in summer, and one or two fully ADA‑compliant units planned.
Megan Jennings, Athens City Planner, told the Affordable Housing Commission that the Welcome Home Ohio project is in its final stages of purchasing the Red Cross property and that a draft site plan is under review.
"We are in the final stages of purchasing the Red Cross property," Jennings said, adding that the commission will schedule a community meeting with the neighborhood once the site plan is finalized. She said the project team has connected several interested prospective buyers with developer Joe Rechie; two applicants are described as…
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