Butler County approves $5M to redevelop downtown

27 Jan 2026

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Butler County commissioners have approved a $5 million contribution toward redevelopment in Middletown’s urban core, creating a $15 million partnership with the city and the Middletown Community Foundation, according to a report from Business Courier media partner WKRC-TV Local 12.

Joshua Smith, president and CEO of the Butler County Finance Authority, said the project could help spur additional development downtown. “I truly believe that once we get a mixed-use development and a new park in and around the Manchester site, that will be the catalyst needed to reactivate – hopefully – 100,000 square feet of empty real estate,” Smith said in a news release.

Butler County Commissioner Donald Dixon previously said the $15 million investment would serve as the foundation for future downtown development.

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