Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik allocated over $100 million in state support to help clean up and redevelop 61 hazardous brownfield sites in 22 counties.
More than $1 million was allocated to the Glass City Metropark remediation project, redeveloping a coal fly ash storage area in East Toledo into an urban campground with campsites, a pavilion and cabins on the Glass City Metropark site.
Brownfields are previously- developed land that has since been abandoned and may carry a high risk of pollution due to industrial risks. Some typical instances of brownfield sites include abandoned factories, dry cleaning establishments and gas stations.
“There is no easy way to clean up the contamination at these sites; they all need expert remediation that’s too costly for communities to take on alone,” said Governor DeWine. “Through this program, we’re helping local communities reclaim hazardous properties so that they can be reimagined and redeveloped.”
The funding is awarded through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program, which was created by the DeWine administration in 2021.
