[CPEO-BIF] Tiffin Glasshouse Company, Tiffin, Ohio

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

CITY OF TIFFIN AWARDED $750,000 IN CLEAN OHIO FUNDS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohio Department of development
July 24, 2006

Columbus, OH -- Lieutenant Governor Bruce Johnson today announced that 
the City of Tiffin will receive a $750,000 Clean Ohio Assistance Fund 
(COAF) for soil remediation and demolition activities at the former 
Tiffin Glasshouse Company, located at 249 Vine St., to prepare the 
property for the expansion of the Tiffin Paper Company.

"The COAF is an important tool to assist cities in transforming 
brownfield sites into viable locations for the expansion of prospering 
businesses," said Johnson, who also serves as state development 
director. "I'm confident that this funding will be beneficial in 
enabling this successful company to grow and create good jobs and help 
stimulate the regional economy."

Located northwest of downtown Tiffin, the four-acre property has been 
used for industrial purposes since the 1800s. The funding will be used 
for the remediation of polluted soil and the removal of dilapidated 
structures that will allow the Tiffin Paper Company, which borders the 
property on the north, to expand onto the site.

Tiffin Paper Company is a wholesale distributor of paper and concession 
food products and is committed to expanding onto the property once the 
clean up and remediation are complete. The company plans to construct a 
37,000 square-foot addition to its current facility and create 25 to 30 
new jobs at the site.

Approved by the state Controlling Board today, the funds were awarded 
from the $10 million COAF. The funds must be used for Phase I and Phase 
II Environmental assessment, brownfield redevelopment or public health 
projects. Areas eligible for funding include: situational distressed, 
inner distressed, distressed or labor surplus cities and are evaluated 
by the economic benefit; environmental improvement, including public 
health benefit; appropriateness and reasonableness of the prospected 
project and the financial condition of the community.

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For the original press release, go to
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/releases/1622.asp

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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