$220K grant award to help Cincinnati remediate contaminated former gas station
The Ohio Department of Development recently announced more than $200,000 in grants to remediate a former Cincinnati gas station and prepare the site for new life.
Last month, the Ohio Controlling Board approved $220,000 in Abandoned Gas Station Cleanup Grant funding to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority to assess and clean up a former gas station located at 7460 Reading Road.
Roughly 1,200 tons of petroleum-contaminated soil will be removed from the site and replaced with new fill material, followed by an environmental assessment of the soil gas conditions to confirm that the remediation was a success. Once the work is complete, the Port Authority hopes to redevelop the site into a 21,000 square-foot mixed-use facility with several stories of commercial and residential space, as well as paved parking areas surrounding the building.
“Gas stations are a vital part of the American way of life – keeping us moving every day. But when left vacant and abandoned, they can become eyesores that pose a threat to our environment and do absolutely no favors for our economy,” said Lydia Mihalik, director of the Department of Development. “By cleaning up hazardous sites like this one, we’re breathing new life into forgotten places and creating opportunities for new businesses to flourish in our communities.”
Administered by the Department of Development, in partnership with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR), the program provides funding to local governments and land banks for the assessment and cleanup of abandoned gas and service stations with a documented history of petroleum releases.
For more information on the Abandoned Gas Station Cleanup Grant, visit the program webpage at https://development.ohio.gov/community/redevelopment/abandoned-gas-stat….
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