[CPEO-BIF] Ohio Brownfields cleanup grants

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

STATE ASSISTANCE ANNOUNCED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF BROWNFIELD SITES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohio Department of Development
November 28, 2005

Columbus, OH -- Lieutenant Governor Bruce Johnson, who also serves as 
state development director, today announced that $290,946 from the Clean 
Ohio Assistance Fund (COAF) has been awarded to two communities to 
conduct clean up activities at brownfield sites.

The Village of Roseville, located in Muskingum County, will receive 
$120,699 for a Phase II environmental assessment of the former Ungemach 
Pottery property located at 26 Potters Lane. The 1.9-acre property was 
used to support pottery activities from 1875 until a major fire 
destroyed much of the building in 1997. The property is situated in a 
location with redevelopment potential, and the local community would 
like to promote future residential or commercial uses of the site. The 
COAF will be used to install monitoring wells, perform soil sampling, an 
asbestos survey, data evaluation, modeling and report preparation.

The City of Youngstown, located in Mahoning County, will receive 
$170,247 for a Phase II environmental assessment of nine parcels 
totaling 10.3 acres in areas of northern Youngstown, close to downtown. 
The property has been used for commercial/industrial purposes since the 
early 1900’s. The COAF will be used to complete the installation of 
shallow and deep monitoring wells, surface samples, a geophysical 
survey, a test pit excavation, an asbestos survey, modeling and report 
preparation. The City of Youngstown plans to develop a technological 
and/or research facility on the site.

Funds from the $10 million COAF must be used for Phase I and II 
Environmental Assessments, brownfield redevelopment or public health 
projects. Projects located in situational distressed, inner distressed, 
distressed or labor surplus cities are eligible for funding. Projects 
are evaluated based on economic benefit; environmental improvement, 
including public health benefit; appropriateness and reasonableness of 
the proposed project and the financial condition of the community.



For the original press release, see
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/releases/1372.asp

--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


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