Marietta Times: County tries to establish senior housing project

Area agencies have begun signing up to participate in the proposed senior living center near the Washington County Home.

If approved, the senior housing, tentatively called Buckeye Fields, will be built on 65 acres of land owned by the Washington County Commission, but leased by Buckeye Hills Support Services (BHSS).

BHSS is a collaboration project between Buckeye Hills Regional Council and Washington County Job and Family Services. The organization will do all the contracting work with area agencies.

The group applied for a grant from the Ohio Housing Authority in order to finance the 60-70-unit project. The grant requires the partners to take on a private investor that would help finance the construction. In return, the investor would receive a guaranteed 9 percent return on their investment over 15 years.