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NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST A RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF)

 CITY OF VAN WERT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND (RLF)

Van Wert Biofuels, Inc.

 

April 30, 2008

City of Van Wert, Ohio

c/o Economic Development Office

515 East Main Street

Van Wert, Ohio  45891

Phone Number/Contact Person for Questions:  419.238.2999 / Darlene Myers

To All Interested Persons, Agencies, and Groups:

On or about, but not before, Wednesday, May 12, 2008, the City of Van Wert will request the State of Ohio to release Federal funds under Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended; and/or Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the following project(s):

 

Project/Activity Name:                  City of Van Wert CDBG Economic Development RLF

Project:  Van Wert Biofuels, Inc.

Activity 1:  Acquisition of Building (leasing)

Activity 2:  Machinery and Capital Equipment

Activity 3:  Working Capital/Professional Fees

 

Source of Federal Funds:            Small Cities CDBG Program Income on hand in the City of Van Wert’s

                                                     Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

 

Purpose or Nature of the Project/Activity:                         Tony Warnecke will open Van Wert Biofuels, Incorporated at 1001 Vision Drive located in the Vision Industrial Park in Van Wert, Ohio.  The project consists of the leasing of an existing building, the purchase of machinery and capital equipment, and other miscellaneous costs including working capital and professional fees.  The City of Van Wert will participate in the financing of the machinery and capital equipment.

 

Identification of Single or Multi-Year Project:  Single-Year

 

Location of Project/Activity:          1001 Vision Drive, Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio  45891

 

      Estimated Cost of Project/Activity:                                    $220,458 (CDBG Program Income:  $35,000)

                                                                                (Bank Loan and Owner Equity:  $185,458)

 

      Environmental Finding of Project/Activity:         Categorically Excluded (CE)

 

An Environmental Review Record (ERR) for each of the Project activities listed above has been conducted by the City of Van Wert.  The ERR documents the environmental review of the Project activities.  The ERR is on file and available for the public's examination and copying, upon request, between the hours of 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., Monday through Friday (except holidays) at the above address.

 

The City of Van Wert plans to undertake the Project activities described above with the Federal funds cited above.  Any interested persons, agencies, and/or groups, who have any comments regarding the environment, are invited to submit written comments for consideration to the City of Van Wert at the address above listed prior to Wednesday, May 12, 2008.

 

The City of Van Wert is certifying to the State of Ohio, that the City of Van Wert and Louis Ehmer, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Van Wert consent to accept the jurisdiction of Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision-making, and action; and that these responsibilities have been satisfied.

 

The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the City of Van Wert may use the Federal funds, and the State of Ohio will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.

 

The State of Ohio will accept an objection to its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following grounds:  (a) the certification was not, in fact, executed by the responsible entity’s Certifying Officer; (b) the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Section 58.40 or to make the written determination required by section 58.35, 58.47, or 58.53 for the project, as applicable; c) the responsible entity has omitted one or more of the steps set forth at subpart E of 24 CFR Part 58 for the preparation, publication and completion of an Environmental Assessment; d) the responsible entity has omitted on or more of the steps set forth at Subparts F and G of 24 CFR Part 58 for the conduct, preparation, publication and completion of an Environmental Impact Statement, e) the recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by State, or f) another federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

 

Written objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58), and must be addressed to the: State of Ohio; Environmental Officer; Office of Housing and Community Partnerships; P. O. Box 1001; Columbus, Ohio 43216-1001.

 

Objections to the Release of Funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by the State of Ohio.  No objections received after Wednesday, June 4, 2008, (which is 15 days after it is anticipated that the State will receive a request for release of funds), will be considered by the State of Ohio.

 

The address of the certifying officer is:                        

 

Louis Ehmer

Mayor

City of Van Wert

Municipal Building

515 East Main Street

Van Wert, Ohio  45891 

Publish on:  Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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