State Senator Shane Wilkin has announced the allocation of over $1.6 million to various communities for the development of brownfield sites. The funds aim to transform these areas into usable spaces that benefit local neighborhoods.
"These critical dollars will help support development in our neighborhoods, turning these locations into great places we can all enjoy," said Wilkin. "This is just the first step to helping our communities continue to grow and thrive."
The projects receiving funding include:
- Rocky Fork Truck Stop in Highland County will receive $497,522 for preparing a former gas station site for future commercial or industrial use.
- U.S. Bank Building in Lawrence County is allocated $427,000 for asbestos remediation, allowing vacant floors 2–6 of the historic First National Bank of Ironton to be updated for economic purposes.
- Chesapeake Community Center in Lawrence County will get $97,560 for asbestos remediation.
- Biomass Demolition Phase II in Lawrence County receives $425,739 to demolish hazardous structures at the former South Point Biomass site as part of The Point Industrial Park.
- Masonic Lodge in Lawrence County is awarded $49,701 for asbestos removal from a building planned for mixed-use development.
- Former New Lexington Fire Station in Perry County will have $200,000 dedicated to lead-based paint and asbestos abatement, paving the way for redevelopment into mixed-use spaces.
This funding is part of the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program funded through House Bill 33. The program aims to clean up industrial, commercial, and institutional brownfield sites and has distributed more than $636 million since its launch in 2021 across 626 projects in 86 counties.
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