A “long-vacant” Austinburg gas station will be remediated thanks to a $99,247 grant from the Ohio Development Services Agency to the Ashtabula County Port Authority (ACPA), the Star Beacon reports. The grant “will wholly pay for removal and emptying of the station’s underground storage tanks, which filled with water over time, and its pump islands, and scraping any contaminated backfill after excavation,” according to the article. After the work is completed, samples will be taken to confirm the “contaminants are gone.” Sean Ratican, ACPA’s executive director, said, “[w]e believe there’s redevelopment potential for that corner and the environmental condition of the property was the biggest hurdle.” Several commercial retail or foodservice entities have “already expressed interest in the lot,” according to Ratican, who said the authority’s “ultimate goal . . . is to maximize the site’s potential for job creation.” For more, read the full article.
Port authority using ODSA grant to remediate vacant Austinburg gas station
