Manning announces $250,000 for abandoned gas station cleanup

State Sen. Nathan Manning, R-North Ridgeville, announced Aug. 1 that the state Controlling Board released $250,000 to clean up an abandoned gasoline station on Center Ridge Road in North Ridgeville.

The funds were granted through the Ohio Department of Development’s Abandoned Gas Station Cleanup Grant program, administered by the Department of Development, the Ohio EPA and the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations, according to a news release from Manning.

“The Abandoned Gas Station Cleanup Grants provides communities the financial resources to ensure that former sites of gas stations do not adversely affect the lives of residents,” he said. “I’m proud to support this funding to the city of North Ridgeville as they look to protect their residents and prepare the site for future development.”

According to the release, the grant was established to assess and clean up former gas and service stations with documented petroleum releases.

The first phase of this project will be an exploratory excavation to assess the type of storage facility, then the installation of monitoring wells, the release said.

Crews also may empty or remove underground storage tanks and remove asbestos, lead or other contamination.

They will clear the site as needed and even demolish it, if necessary, the release said.

To be eligible for the grant, a property must have been formerly used for gas station or service station operations, be vacant and have a documented petroleum release that has cleanup costs the responsible party is not able to pay.

Former gas stations with the greatest potential for environmental, community and economic impact get top priority for funding, the

To be eligible for the grant, a property must have been formerly used for gas station or service station operations, be vacant and have a documented petroleum release that has cleanup costs the responsible party is not able to pay.

release said.

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