August 10, 2024
Seven Mahoning Valley projects – three projects in Youngstown, three in Warren and one in Newton Falls – won $5. 8 million in state brownfield remediation grants that will contribute to economic development.
Local projects include Youngstown Flea and McGuffey Mall in Youngstown, as well as a former Republic Steel and the former Peerless Winsmith in Warren.
The seven local projects are among 61 projects statewide that received $106. 9 million in grants that the Ohio Brownfields Remediation Program announced Friday through the Department of Development. the state.
Gov. Mike DeWine said, “There is no undeniable way to eliminate contamination from those sites; Everyone wants qualified corrective measures, too costly for communities to take on their own. Through this program, local communities recover unsafe homes so that they can be reinvented and remodeled.
The Mahoning County Land Bank won the investment for the 3 Youngstown projects, while the Trumbull County Land Bank won the grants for all 4 projects in that county.
Mahoning earned $3,466,471 for his projects, while Trumbull earned $2,337,830.
Funding for the program comes from the government’s operating budget. Each of the state’s 88 counties is eligible to receive at least $1 million in funding, with the rest of the budget allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, according to DeWine’s office.
The investment awarded Friday will assess and clean up abandoned, unused or underutilized industrial, advertising and institutional sites due to a known or potential release of hazardous ingredients or oil, according to DeWine’s office.
Since the program launched in 2021, more than $450 million has been awarded to 374 projects. Ten Valley projects ($3. 4 million for the former St. John’s Hospital Joseph Riverside in Warren and $6. 9 million for 20 Federal Place in Youngstown) gained investment in 2022.
TRUMBULL COUNTY
A two-hundred-acre portion of Republic Steel’s former Warren plant, called Two Hundred West, is receiving $1. 14 million from the Brownfield Grant Program.
The brief involves the rehabilitation of the site of the former metal plant, which has been unoccupied since 2012 and includes structures in poor condition. The site contains environmental pollutants, in addition to metals, petroleum compounds, and coal tar, which are found in soil and groundwater.
Planned remediation measures include soil excavation, groundwater remediation and possible vapor mitigation.
The place will be used for advertising or publicity purposes, and groundwater extraction is prohibited, and there are no plans for this.
They won a $300,000 state grant for brownfields in 2022 for a pollution assessment.
The site, two hundred west, is west of the Mahoning River and adjacent to the Cleveland-Cliffs Coke Plant.
In total, the former Republic Steel plant covers 1,025 acres.
The Western Reserve Port Authority sold 560 acres in December to Kimberly-Clark for $9. 9 million. Fortune two hundred has not announced any plans related to the location, but it is expected to be used for manufacturing.
The 560 acres purchased through Kimberly-Clark are part of the 825 acres of this asset that is a prime business growth area and transportation lounge to Lordstown.
Former Peerless Winsmith assets at 1401 W. Market St. Warren won an abandoned industrial grant of $905,748 on Friday.
The commercial site used for the manufacture of electric motors from the late 19th century until 2013.
The assets have deteriorated structures that require environmental cleanup to cope with pollution caused by past industries.
Planned remediation includes soil excavation, groundwater remediation, and vapor intrusion mitigation, with limited use of assets due to contamination.
It is currently home to Clover Recycling and the cleanup will allow the company to grow.
The task is to create 30 new jobs and retain 10 existing jobs.
Trumbull Industries, at 300 Dietz Road NE, will receive a $123,750 grant.
The task includes an environmental assessment of the former Van Huffel Tube Co. , which operated from the 1930s to 1985. The location, owned by Dietz Road Ltd. Partnership, includes several structures used for warehousing and production through Trumbull Industries.
The assessment will identify any environmental considerations to discharge a “no further action” letter, which will allow the owner to discharge an improvement loan.
The allocation will retain 75 jobs and create 10 new jobs by expanding Trumbull Industries’ operating capacity.
The First Street Park and River assignment in Newton Falls won a $165,000 grant. The site, which was used for settling ponds and agricultural purposes, latterly consists of a densely vegetated forested area with a giant active settling pond and 3 former dry settling ponds.
The site presents possible disorders, such as an abnormal elevation that may just be buried debris. An asset assessment has been completed and an immediate assessment is required as to the magnitude of the environmental concerns, adding soil and soil contamination.
The site is intended for prospective use as a park or open space, and evaluation will facilitate this conversion.
MAHONING COUNTY
The Valley’s largest award on Friday is $2. 68 million for Youngstown Flea, 365 E. Boardman St. La assignment is for the rehabilitation of the historic commercial site, built in 1870 and once used for heavy manufacturing.
The building is owned by Youngstown Flea Inc. , a nonprofit organization that provides artisans and food vendors with a position to sell their wares.
The site contains hazardous materials, including asbestos and other contaminants, in its windows and frames.
The planned paintings are asbestos removal, partial demolition and removal of infected materials.
The task aims to repair and remodel while preserving its historic integrity, creating a mixed-use area for events and networking businesses. The mission aims to create 155 jobs.
The former McGuffey’s shopping center on the city’s East Side earned $560,962.
The site once housed a shopping mall built in 1954 and was converted to an indoor grocery shopping center in 1972. However, until 2007, it sat empty and deteriorating. She was scrapped in 2014. The Western Reserve Port Authority purchased her in 2022 for $162,000. with redevelopment plans.
The investment will be used to demolish giant concrete slabs covering the area near the intersection of McGuffey Road and North Garland Avenue, as well as to remove contaminants, add asbestos, and prepare for long-term development.
While it was open, a dry cleaner and gas station caused pollution there.
The plan is to target long-term development, as it could become more available through an extension allotment near the U. S. Highway. 62. The allocation would create nine jobs.
Also called McGuffey Plaza, the location was one of the first developments built through Cafaro Co. , carried out in partnership with developer Edward DeBartolo Sr. It once included branches, supermarkets, banks, a bowling alley, a bakery and a hardware store .
Youngstown City Councilman Jimmy Hughes, D-2nd Ward, last year donated $250,000 from his district’s American Rescue Plan budget to clean up the site.
The former South High School sports complex won $225,138 for cleanup.
The project, owned by the City of Youngstown, includes the removal and demolition of the former South Field House at 1840 Erie St. , as well as the demolition of the bleachers. Once completed, the site would be filled in and leveled.
The Valley Legends Stadium Consortium, a component of Valley Christian Schools, proposed purchasing the city’s stadium and building a 3,000-seat stadium with a grass soccer field and track.
The order aims to supply a sports facility on the network, stimulate the revitalization of the network and create 35 jobs.
The consortium plans to spend around $9 million on the sports complex in two phases. Valley Christian is running to increase the budget for the project.
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