Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

10 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 the industrial park. The JobsOhio grant will fund extensions of water and sewer to the park boundaries. In addition, new roadwork will be constructed to avoid residential and recreational areas and allow for a safe turn radius for truck traffic. “At the groundbreaking, it was exciting to see Adams County leadership working together proactively to build new future economic opportunities,” said OhioSE President Mike Jacoby. “Not only are JobsOhio, county government, banks, and the non-profit Community Improvement Corporation investing in this project, but we heard local church congregations are praying for the success of this business park. That’s community commitment to success!” The Winchester Industrial Park is located near SR-32 and the acreage is currently used for agricultural purposes. In 2018, the Adams County CIC purchased 36 acres and in 2019, the Adams County Commissioners purchased an additional 19 adjacent acres to form the Winchester Industrial Park. All planned improvements are expected to be complete by end of year 2023. The industrial park will be a shovel-ready site with all due diligence studies completed, water, sewer and electric to the site and roadwork in place to serve new tenants. “We are very thankful for JobsOhio and OhioSE’s support for the Winchester Industrial Park. Funding provided by JobsOhio will bring needed infrastructure on-site that will make this property a premier destination for business in southern Ohio,” said Holly Johnson, Director of Adams County CIC. “Adams County has a trained and available workforce ready to fill manufacturing and distribution industry at the park.” Funding to install infrastructure in the park was made available through the JobsOhio-Ohio Southeast Site Initiative, a program that started in 2018 with the goal of assisting southeastern Ohio counties by creating competitive, development-ready sites capable of winning new business investments. The sites in the program were selected with the assistance of a group of southern Ohio CEOs who advised JobsOhio and Ohio Southeast Economic Development. Adams County CIC is a public-private partnership governed by a local, volunteer board of trustees and an executive director. It was established under Chapter 1724 of the Ohio Revised Code for the purpose of advancing, encouraging, and promoting the industrial, economic, commercial, and civic development of Adams County.