Ashland advances Miller Street property rehabilitation with $150,000 grant allocation

Ashland is moving ahead with remediation and redevelopment of the city’s Miller Street property, a project officials say will use $150,000 from the city’s biannual Community Development Block Grant allocation.

The Ashland City Council acted April 7, 2026, to pursue remediation of the property. The update was shared by the mayor on July 23, when city officials also discussed the Arthur Street school property and planned alley resurfacing.

Residents and businesses near Miller Street could see remediation and construction activity as the city advances the project. The work also could improve nearby alley and street conditions, although the available report does not provide a construction start date, final remediation cost or completion date.

What the city has approved

The reported $150,000 allocation comes from Ashland’s Community Development Block Grant funding. Because the mayor’s update grouped the Miller Street property, the Arthur Street school and alley paving together, city records would be needed to confirm how much of that allocation is assigned to each work item.

The Miller Street property is identified in the report as being owned by Karedon Inc. of St. Louis. The packet does not establish that remediation has begun, that the site is hazardous or contaminated, or that the $150,000 represents the project’s full cost.

Ashland also bought the Arthur Street school property from Ashland City Schools about two years earlier for $1,000. That purchase was part of the same municipal update, but the available information does not specify whether the school property is included in the Miller Street funding or remediation plan.

Paving work expected soon

The city’s 2026 summer paving program was expected to begin soon after the July 23 update. The mayor included alley resurfacing in the infrastructure update, giving nearby residents and businesses a separate reason to watch for work in the area.

The timing and scope of that paving work were not provided. The report also does not state when Miller Street remediation will begin or when redevelopment could be completed.

The grant decision comes as Ashland pursues other infrastructure investments. Separately, a $4 million Community Project Funding award through an EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grant supported the city’s largest wastewater treatment project, according to a February 18 release from the Office of Rep. Hal Rogers. That wastewater project is separate from the reported $150,000 Miller Street allocation.

For now, the confirmed next step is the city’s move to use community-development funds for the Miller Street effort, alongside the expected start of the 2026 summer paving program. Further details on construction, costs and deadlines were not included in the available report.