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The Port Authority and Midwest Terminals also shared their joint
future plans for Ironville which include three phases of
development focused on using the 71 acres of waterfront property
for material delivery and handling to support a new
manufacturing base located on the 110 acre balance of the
property. The flexible waterfront property at Ironville will
also have the ability to receive bulk materials and will support
and receive goods for other manufacturing operations throughout
the region.
Since 2008, the Port Authority has sought funding for the
redevelopment of Ironville. In addition to the $5 million Jobs
Ready Sites Grant (JRS) Funding, Ironville Terminal also
benefits from $7.4 million in grant funding via a State of Ohio
Logistics and Distribution Stimulus (LDS) grant and a $3.1
million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic
Development Administration (EDA) is currently pending. The
awards are unique as several local entities partnered on each
application to ensure our region had the best chance in
receiving each award.
“The development of Ironville Terminal has received a tremendous
amount of support – due mostly to the incredible potential this
property has for commerce and job development,” says Paul Toth,
President and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
“This public/private partnership is possible not only due to the
vast amounts of grant funding, but specifically to our private
partners, Midwest Terminals of Toledo, who will invest nearly $5
million into the development of this property when complete.
Without this strong partnership, we would not be able to create
these future jobs for our community or this new development
opportunity for our region.”
Phase One utilizes the JRS funding for the rail installation.
Phase Two will involve improvements to the dock face, dredging
and associated site work and is funded through both the EDA and
LDS sources. The final phase, Phase Three, is focused on the
installation of bulk material handling and conveyor
infrastructure and will utilize the remaining LDS funds. It is
anticipated that the implementation of all three grants will be
complete by 2014.
Ironville Terminal is currently in Phase One – Rail
Installation. The JRS grant funding reduced the planned
development window by seven years and this was the first time
that Lucas County received a JRS award. Approximately 7,200
linear feet of rail and eight switches will be installed when
Phase One is complete later this year or early 2012. The Port
Authority owned rail line connects with the nearby Norfolk
Southern rail line.
Phase Two
includes improvements of the river channel and shoreline to
prepare a deep water marine dock to accommodate barges and lake
trading and ocean vessels. Underwater structures, thought to be
wood and concrete piers will be removed to provide riverfront
access. These structures are located along the dock face just
off the existing shoreline. Approximately 65,000 cubic yards of
sediment will be dredged to provide access the dock face and 520
feet of the existing dock face will be improved. Nineteen acres
of the site will be paved for lay down areas associated with
dock and rail.
Phase Three
plans include the installation of a multi-modal delivery system.
The conveyor and material transfer systems creates efficiencies
through rapid freight loading and unloading and is capable of
handling any dry bulk material. The material handling by
conveyor system includes the components required to load and off
load vessels. Self unloading ships will discharge into a 500
cubic yard hopper which will feed the conveying system. The
hopper discharge will also be capable of loading rail cars on
the outer loop track.
The 2008 $5 million JRS grant application was a partnership with
Lucas County, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, the Lucas
County Improvement Corporation (LCIC), the City of Toledo and
Midwest Terminals of Toledo, Inc. with the county being the
official applicant and recipient of the funds. In 2009, the
Lucas County Improvement Corporation (LCIC) applied for and was
awarded $7.5 million in the form of a Logistics and Distribution
Stimulus (LDS) loan, which can be forgiven upon attainment of
specific terms, from the Ohio Department of Development.
Finally, the Port Authority has applied for and completed the
majority of the process to receive a $3.1 million grant from the
U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.
All of these grants required significant matches, which came in
the form of privately invested funds from Midwest Terminals of
Toledo.
DGL & Associates is providing architectural and engineering
services to implement the grant awards and the consultants and
contractors for Phase One include AME Technologies, Bowser
Morner, Deitering Landscaping, Hull & Associates, Mannik &
Smith, MDA Engineering, Miller Brothers Construction, Inc.,
Northwest Consultants, Timiny Railroad Construction, Toledo
Fence and Viking Trucking.
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority purchased the former
Chevron property for $3.4 million in 2008. The Port Authority
formed a private-public partnership with Midwest Terminals of
Toledo through a long term lease for the property. That
acquisition made the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority the
largest land mass seaport on the Great Lakes.
The 181 acres of land was used as an oil refinery from 1890 to
1987 and successfully completed the State of Ohio’s Voluntary
Action Program (VAP) when Gulf Oil Company spent $19 million on
site remediation, approximately $13 million more than the VAP
required.
It is the mission of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority to
continuously leverage our strategic geographic position,
resources and economic development proficiency to provide
increased business opportunities—built upon and around our
innovative transportation and logistics expertise—while
promoting our community and region within the global
marketplace. We will accomplish this through unmatched speed and
efficiency of service, collaborative and strategic partnerships,
community stewardship and the continued generation and execution
of new ideas and innovations.
www.toledoportauthority.org
– 419.243.8259
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