Councilmembers on Tuesday advanced legislation to formally establish the Huber Heights New Community Authority (NCA) and to place recommended trustee appointments on the Monday agenda.

Alex, an economic development staff member, presented a short explainer video that staff prepared to describe how an NCA functions under Ohio law (the presentation referenced Ohio law, chapter 349). The video and staff summary described an NCA as a limited-purpose public-private district that can collect community development charges to fund infrastructure such as streets, sidewalks, stormwater, streetscapes and multiuse paths within the defined area. The presentation noted NCAs have been used elsewhere in Ohio for projects such as stadiums, streets and parks.

Staff said the petition to create the Huber Heights NCA was filed in July 2025 and identified the initial area as the Entertainment District / Executive Boulevard and Carriage Trail 2. Because the area currently has limited residential occupancy, the initial board will include appointed business and city representatives; as development and residency increase, the NCA board could add residential representation.

Staff listed recommended trustees and asked council to move the ordinance forward: Steve Tibur (spelling correction made in the meeting from an earlier draft), Kevin Brokaw, Matt Dunn and Don Webb (representing the ward where the NCA sits). Councilmembers asked about whether existing businesses would be required to join; staff said joining is voluntary for existing businesses and that land the city owns in the initial boundary is automatically part of the authority and could be included in future negotiations for development.

Council raised no objections and agreed to place the trustee appointments ordinance on the Monday agenda for formal action.

What’s next: the city will publish the NCA explainer video on its website and social media, notify interested businesses about joining the NCA and bring the trustee-appointment ordinance to the next council meeting.