Counties Get Money for Brownfield Sites
Warren and Jefferson counties have received grant money to help clean up Brownfield sites that will eventually lead to the creation of nearly 1,000 jobs.
In Warren County, $172,000 is going toward pre-development work for the seven-acre Warren West Industrial Site.
The site currently contains a number of abandoned and blighted industrial buildings that have caused environmental problems and had a negative impact on the surrounding community.
“This grant will enable those eyesores to be removed so that the site can be developed to accommodate a minimum of 100,000 square feet of new construction,” said Senator Joe Scarnati in announcing the grants. “It will be marketed to industrial and manufacturing companies, and is expected to directly employ between 75 and 100 people.”
In Jefferson County, $30,000 will go toward a preliminary site analysis for the development of a business park in Pine Creek Township.
The 140-acre Brownfield site is at Exit 81 off Interstate 80 and Route 28. It is designated as part of Jefferson County’s comprehensive plan. A 2009 study by Delta Development identified the site as the number one developable site in the county.
Scarnati says the site was extensively strip-mined in the 1980s and has been vacant for many years.
The current owner will work with JCDC to create a new enterprise park primarily focused on energy-related businesses involved in manufacturing and related services. When completed, the project is expected to create about 750 jobs.
The Commonwealth Financing Authority approved the Business in Our Sites (BOS) grant today.
In Warren County, $172,000 is going toward pre-development work for the seven-acre Warren West Industrial Site.
The site currently contains a number of abandoned and blighted industrial buildings that have caused environmental problems and had a negative impact on the surrounding community.
“This grant will enable those eyesores to be removed so that the site can be developed to accommodate a minimum of 100,000 square feet of new construction,” said Senator Joe Scarnati in announcing the grants. “It will be marketed to industrial and manufacturing companies, and is expected to directly employ between 75 and 100 people.”
In Jefferson County, $30,000 will go toward a preliminary site analysis for the development of a business park in Pine Creek Township.
The 140-acre Brownfield site is at Exit 81 off Interstate 80 and Route 28. It is designated as part of Jefferson County’s comprehensive plan. A 2009 study by Delta Development identified the site as the number one developable site in the county.
Scarnati says the site was extensively strip-mined in the 1980s and has been vacant for many years.
The current owner will work with JCDC to create a new enterprise park primarily focused on energy-related businesses involved in manufacturing and related services. When completed, the project is expected to create about 750 jobs.
The Commonwealth Financing Authority approved the Business in Our Sites (BOS) grant today.
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