County balks at cost to repair site Posted on March 22, 2016 0 HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — County commissioners in southwestern Ohio are balking at the cost of repairing a 112-year-old building that holds historic artifacts and war records. Estimates for renovating the Soldiers, Sailors and Pioneers Monument in Hamilton have doubled to nearly $1 million. At least two Butler County commissioners are questioning whether it makes sense to spend that much money on the building that honors those who served the nation and settled the area. The monument holds uniforms, cannons, bayonets, documents, and other items dating back to the Civil War era. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports that repairs are needed to fix its crumbling ceiling, windows and cleaning a bronze sculpture at the top.
