{"id":521699,"date":"2026-01-17T01:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T01:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/521699\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T01:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T01:50:10","slug":"state-now-owner-of-former-hara-arena-site-advancing-plan-for-mental-health-facility-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/521699\/","title":{"rendered":"State now owner of former Hara Arena site, advancing plan for mental health facility \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">TROTWOOD\/HARRISON TWP \u2014 The state now officially owns the site of the former Hara Arena. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\"><b>Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">There\u2019s been talk of redevelopment for years, after Hara Arena was demolished in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The property straddles Trotwood and Harrison Township.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">It had to come down after it was heavily damaged by the Memorial Day tornadoes in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Nathan Edwards, communications and economic development manager for Harrison Township, said that the state called him yesterday to inform him that they have completed the purchase of the site. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re very excited about this opportunity for Harrison Township. We believe the hospital is going to bring good, high-paying jobs, 500 jobs to be exact,\u201d Edwards said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The state is planning to run a mental health hospital on the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\"><b>TRENDING STORIES: <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The \u201cMiami Valley Behavioral Healthcare Hospital\u201d would be the size of five football fields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cThey are going to build a state-of-the-art facility, they\u2019re going to be investing nearly $300 million into this site &#8230; certainly a big overall impact over the coming years,\u201d Edwards said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">He said the state plans to organize a community forum about the project in early February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The state is also working on an email where residents can send questions directly to state officials. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Edwards said the state hopes to have the hospital up and running in 2030. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\"><b>WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TROTWOOD\/HARRISON TWP \u2014 The state now officially owns the site of the former Hara Arena. 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