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Site / Project Name

Metaldyne

Brownfield Site Address

25661 Cannon Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio 44146

Site Owner

Metaldyne Inc,. is the owner of record. However bankruptcy court dissolved the corporation. The property is in tax arrears, been through sheriff sale and is now owned by the state of Ohio.

Clear Title

No

Owner Contaminator

Yes

Former Use

Manufacturing auto parts

Land Use

The property is zoned manufacturing and to the northeast side of the property are plants. To the immediate east is a manufactured home / trailer park.

The property sits on a major commercial thoroughfare.

Infrastructure

The neighbor to the northeast has a railroad spur they use sporadically. Access to I-271 and I-480 is approximately 1/2 miles away.

Assessment Level

Phase 3/4

Cuyahoga County paid for a recently completed Phase II and Remedial Action Plan.

Contaminants

PCBs

Cleanup Program

Yes

PCBs. Estimated cost to excavate the cement floor and contaminated soil is approximately $3 million.

Remediation

Yes

While Metaldyne was in business they tried to remediate the soil but on an intermittent basis

Developer

Yes

Up until November, 2015 we had an end user and a developer. Unfortunately, the end user had to drop out. We are trying to keep the developer interested while seeking public funds to make the redevelopment project financially feasible.

Future Use

Industrial

Financing Tools: Federal Programs

TBD

Financing Tools: State Programs

JobsOhio

Financing Tools: Funds Committed

No

Challenges

Financing

Technical Assistance

Tax Increment Financing; New Markets Tax Credits
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