PHOTO BY JOHN FRYMAN / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
PROJECT UPDATES … Sean Rupp (left) and Jared Kimble (right) discuss the Bryan Senior Housing Project during the Williams County Port Authority meeting on Monday, September 22.
By: John Fryman
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
john@thevillagereporter.com
The Williams County Port Authority had an update on the Bryan Senior Housing project at its meeting on Monday, September 22.
In attendance were Dave Newcomer, Sean Rupp, Cheryl Andres, Ashley Epling, Bill Martin, Jared Kimble, Rachel Walz, and Tyson Stuckey. Dawn Fitzcharles was absent.
The board was updated regarding the Bryan Senior Housing project, which is located behind Chief Supermarket on the south side of town.
Epling told board members the parcel for the senior housing project was already split and had been approved by the Bryan Planning Commission.
The port authority had also submitted its final application to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for the project.
“We are actively working through site development in the plan approval process, which is an important step in preparing for the project construction,” she said.
She also noted that the final QAP (Qualified Allocation Plan) for the next round of OHFA funding is expected to be at the end of the month.
“Once it’s released, we’ll have an understanding on what the funding criteria will be for next year going forward,” said Epling. “A lot of progress is being made, and this project remains a priority.”
Relating to the senior housing project, the board then approved a payment of $7,705 to Squire, Patton and Briggs of Columbus, for legal services involved. Martin made the motion to approve the payment, with Rupp seconding it.
Also, the board was updated on several other housing projects in the county. Rupp reported that a housing project in Pioneer is finishing the drywall work, and driveway measurements were made to prepare for concrete installation.
He also visited one house in Edgerton, which is already drywalled but needs some siding work completed. Another project on Bryan Street in Edgerton was inspected as well and the flooring has been finished.
Rupp, along with Dawn Fitzcharles, had worked on the lot on Michigan Street in Edgerton to see if the Port Authority could put in two new duplexes on it.
“We can’t get two of them (duplexes) to fit on there,” said Rupp. “There is not quite enough room, so we have to redesign, either go for one or see if a triplex can fit there instead, to get the occupancy up a little bit on the lot.”
Rupp reported that Walz had received a quote for a duplex in Stryker that she was working on. “We have to come up with a couple of more projects to put out,” said Rupp.
Andres updated on the Empire Street house in Montpelier, noting there is a change in financing with Huntington Bank and Cross Country Mortgage, both working with the buyer.
“It’s my understanding the buyer was approved with a USDA loan through Cross Country Mortgage,” said Andres. “For sure, they’re approved with one lender, but still trying to kind of, since Huntington Bank started the process, they’ll try to keep it with them. It sounds like a great situation with two lenders for this buyer. We just got to get it finished.”
The board then went to executive session to consider the purchase of property (real or personal, tangible or intangible), with no action being taken.
The next Williams County Port Authority meeting will be on Monday, October 13, at 1:00 p.m. in the Port Authority conference room.