The picture is still very murky with regard to what brownfield funding will look like in Ohio. The program is being transferred from the Ohio Department of Development to JobsOhio. The Kasich Administration has stated it believes the program needs to be overhauled. (Click here for prior post regarding transfer to JobsOhio)
JobsOhio $1.4 Billion Dollar Deal Includes Sketchy Details on the Future of Clean Ohio
Details were released this week by the Kasich Administration on the establishment of its privatized economic development agency known as JobsOhio. Many of the traditional job creation duties that fell to the Ohio Department of Development will be shifted to JobsOhio.
Along with the restructuring of development duties, the Administration is shifting the State’s liquor
State Halts Applications for Brownfield Grant Program
Yesterday, the Ohio Department of Develop put the following notice on the Clean Ohio Fund webpage:
NOTICE
Effective immediately: The Clean Ohio Assistance Fund is no longer accepting applications. If you have a project and would like to discuss other funding opportunities please contact us.
Back in October, Governor Kasich announced that he was redirecting
Kasich Administration Looking to Replace Brownfield Funding
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The Clean Ohio Council awarded half the available funds for brownfield redevelopment for fiscal year 2012 two weeks ago. As discussed in prior posts, available funding is running out in the next few months.
The future of State brownfield funding became uncertain when the Kasich Administration shifted funding from the state’s liquor profits to JobsOhio.
Loans Versus Grants to Spur Brownfield Redevelopment
Current Debate Regarding the Future of the Clean Ohio Program
The Kasich Administration has announced that it is re-evaluating the Clean Ohio program. The next round of the Clean Ohio Revitalization Program (Round 12) will be the last. Also, funding under the Clean Ohio Assistance Fund, which pays for sampling on brownfield properties, is likely to
Miceli Dairy Project Highlights the Benefits of the Clean Ohio Program
Last Friday, I attended the Clean Ohio Council meeting with my client Miceli Dairy Products, Inc. (Miceli Dairy). I had worked with Miceli Dairy over the last couple years on evaluating five parcels of property adjacent to their current facility on which the Dairy would like to expand its operations.
The Dairy submitted an application
New Ohio EPA Guidance Spotlights Challenges in Brownfield Redevelopment
In Ohio, the clean up program of choice for brownfields and industrial sites currently used is the Voluntary Action Program (VAP). The program is designed to give a tremendous amount of flexibility to property owners and companies in terms of the nature and extent of clean up performed on their property.
Instead of the traditional
Kasich Administration To Transform Clean Ohio Brownfield Grant Program?
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Rumors abound that the Kasich Administration is seriously considering totally overhauling the Clean Ohio brownfield grant program. Multiple sources have indicated that the Administration is discussing internally making the next round of Clean Ohio the last for the program in its current form.
During the transportation engineers conference in Columbus, Governor Kasich made remarks that
Underground Tanks and Hazardous Waste Units Can Be Big Impediments to Ohio Brownfield Redevelopment
In working on brownfield redevelopment projects, I find that addressing old underground storage tanks (USTs) or hazardous waste (RCRA) units can be one of the trickiest issues to address.
Why are these two issues tricky? Because they complicate the clean up process under Ohio’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP).
Due to the flexibility under the
The Benefits of Clear Environmental Provisions in Sale or Lease Agreements for Industrial Property
The contractual language appearing in purchase or lease agreements for industrial property is critical. I have seen a number of contracts that were fraught with vague terms or even silent on liability allocation. Those contracts now define the company’s liability exposure. Protections the company thought they may have are either non-existent or in question.
That is why it is