Wolf Creek Viertel receives federal money for housing construction

Dayton, Ohio (Wkef) – The focus of the 'Waste Watch' this week is on Dayton's Wolf Creek district. This weekly segment is not only to blame government agencies on how to spend money, but also to inform and check how projects could be a good way to spend money.

Dayton 24/7 The reporter Jenile Borek has checked in some large residential projects in Wolf Creek to find out what progress has been made and to see what's next.

The affordable real estate crisis across the country also affects dayton, and the city is now trying to change this.

In March 2024, Dayton's City Commission approved a contract with County Corpe for $ 1.5 million for the construction of five new single-family houses in the Wolf Creek district.

The money is part of $ 138 million from the American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA, in which it was made available to the cities to recover from the Covid 19 pandemic.

The city does more in the area than just five new houses.

So far, the ARPA financing, which was approved for use in Wolf Creek in 2024, amounted to $ 4.685 million.

Tony Kroeger, Dayton's planning department manager from Dayton, explained why the investment in Wolf Creek is a large part of the city plan.

“When you think about it, you are north of Wright-Dunbar. You have a national park in your garden, a cool view of the city center [and] View of the river. You have the big Miami and Wolf Creek there, “said Kroeger.

Kroeger said it was also an area in which a good amount of land is built because the city demolished free buildings about eight years ago that could not be saved. He said it took so long for the city to have the means to invest in this community.

Here is a breakdown where the money leads:

• 1.505 million US dollars of scholarships for the partnership with the Miami Conservancy District for the dike project
• $ 1.5 million for County Corp for five new single-family houses
• 980,000 US dollars for previous development work for Townes in Wright-Dunbar
• $ 400,000 for GF Bailey for two new single-family houses
• $ 300,000 in great funding for County Corp for 26 low-income houses

The focus is on the apartment, but the city works with the Miami Conservancy District by assigning Arpa funds to grants that change the dike system to connect the neighborhood to the waterway. It will essentially delete the Dakota Street and replace it with green areas.

Borek asked Kroeger whether the city was prioritizing that those who already live in Wolf Creek can stay there as soon as all of these changes are available.

“Certainly nobody wants to cause shift, but I think there is space in the Wolf Creek district for the new residents and those who are now there, and those we have spoken to are happy about investments in their neighborhood,” said Kroeger.

As with many projects, changes are not made overnight.

Borek asked what was going on with the five-home project a year ago.

Kroeger said that although houses are not on the lots yet, a lot of work were prepared behind the scenes and the lots.

He said it took time to design the types of houses that the city wants there, and inflation complicates the process.

“Ideally, your traditional house, which can be built anywhere, is not so desirable here, and so you will see that the designs really have a certain modern advantage,” said Kroeger.

New apartments become both the market value and low income.

Finally the city said that it had a larger vision for the Wolf Creek district to improve the city center of Dayton.

Several companies in the city center have recently closed, so Borek asked how these projects could affect the entire city.

“Every residential unit that we can add is important,” said Kroeger. “The apartment density is really the key to maintaining these shops.”

Some of the projects are already in the construction phase, and Kroeger said the city hoped that the others can break the ground in the next few months.

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