Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

9 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION (CIC) BREAKS GROUND AT WINCHESTER INDUSTRIAL PARK The Winchester Industrial Park is an outstanding example of how teamwork and collaboration can make a difference when attracting jobs and investment OPENING L INES J obsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and the Adams County CIC celebrated the investment of a $4.2 million JobsOhio Grant in the Winchester Industrial Park with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, August 16. “The Winchester Industrial Park is an outstanding example of how teamwork and collaboration can make a difference when attracting jobs and investment to Adams County,” said J.P. Nauseef, JobsOhio president and CEO. “Potential job creators now can visit this location with the knowledge it has the water, sewer, and an access road and rail to the park that will help businesses swiftly establish new operations and create jobs. Ohio is in a strong position to capture a generational opportunity, and this investment is more evidence that the opportunity exists for ALL Ohioans in ALL corners of our great state! Ohio is the Future.” Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted provided a commendation for the Winchester Industrial Park groundbreaking, recognizing the partnership to move the project forward and expressing optimism that the site will greatly benefit Adams County and the surrounding area. The ceremony was also attended by Adams County Commissioners Teresa Diane Ward, Barbara Moore and Ty Pell, as well as State Senator Terry Johnson and State Representative Brian Baldridge. The overall investment in the park includes water, sewer and an access road. Adams County plans to make regional sewer and water upgrades, which will improve the park’s excess capacities. Water capacity will be increased by a 12” water main extension along State Route 32 from the Village of Seaman and will be supported by a 200,000 gallon elevated tank. A new 700,000 GPD capacity wastewater treatment plant will be built off-site to add capacity to the Village of Winchester’s municipal sewer system as well as supporting

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