Clean Ohio Grant Details

I have learned more details about the Clean Ohio grant that will help pay for the purchase of the Gallo Property on Music Street by the Russell Township Citizens Park District.

The grant has been approved by the the local review committee for our district. Applications for grants are ranked locally. The application for the Gallo Property was ranked 3rd out of 8 applications, which is an excellent score. This shows that the experts who look at proposed projects feel that this project is worth supporting with public money. The grant would fund approximately 3/4 of the cost of the project.

The final approval of the grant must come from the Ohio Public Works Commission. It is the understanding of the Citizens Park District commissioners that the grant will be approved ONLY if we pass the levy.

So, if the levy passes, we will have a beautiful 64-acre park preserved and under local control forever, and 3/4 of the cost of the project will be paid for by a grant from the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund. If the levy fails, we lose the grant and we lose this 64 acre property to development.

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