Rep. Sweeney Announces $3.7M in Brownfield Remediation Awards for Cuyahoga County

Funding will help clean up, redevelop hazardous brownfield sites, expand economic opportunities

October 17, 2024

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today announced Cuyahoga County has been awarded an additional $3.7M in funding through the Brownfield Remediation Program, for a total of $48.2M in 2024. Brownfield funding helps clean up and redevelop hazardous sites, creating new economic and employment opportunities.

“Brownfields represent untapped opportunity in Northeast Ohio–toxic, abandoned buildings or dumping sites that could be otherwise used for housing, commercial activity, or greenspace,” said Rep. Sweeney. “Investing in the remediation of these sites in Cuyahoga County where space is already at a premium is not only good for the health & safety of our local neighborhoods, but also empowers Northeast Ohio to fully utilize our unique economic advantage–turning urban blight into future economic opportunity.”

As ranking member of the Ohio House Finance Committee, Rep. Sweeney helped secure $350M for the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program in last year’s biennial state operating budget. In this most recent round of funding, $3.7M has been award to the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation for 4 projects in Cuyahoga County:

Taylor Tudor Plaza in Cleveland Heights: $2.M
West Side Market in Cleveland: $1.3M
African Town Plaza in Cleveland: $2.5M
785 Front Street - UST in Berea: $60,630

Funding for another eight projects previously announced earlier this summer for Cuyahoga County include:

Cleveland Riverfront Development in Cleveland: $10M
Sherwin Williams Research and Development Campus in Brecksville: $10M
Juvenile Justice Center in Cleveland: $6.8M
Former Sears Southland Shopping Center in Middleburg Heights: $5.6M
Shoreway Tower in Cleveland: $2.3M
Memphis and Pearl in Cleveland: $2m
Opportunity Commerce Park in Cleveland: $1.8M
Former National Acme Site in Cleveland: $60,630

Since the re-establishment of the Brownfield Remediation Program by the Ohio General Assembly in 2021, the state has awarded more than $490M to support 462 projects in 84 counties. Funds awarded will help assess and clean up industrial, commercial, and institutional brownfield sites that have been abandoned, idled, or underutilized due to a known or potential release of hazardous substances or petroleum.