Royal Sebring China site one of 5 ‘Brownfield Projects’ to receive funding
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SEBRING -- The former Royal Sebring China property on South 15th Street is one of five local redevelopment projects in Mahoning County to receive state funding.
State officials announced Friday a grant of $1,492,670 for land remediation at the property. The grant will pay for remediation of hazardous materials that have remained on the 20-acre site since the early 1980s, when Royal Sebring China, once among the largest china manufacturers in the United States, ceased operations. The work will include removing more than 2,300 tons of contaminated soil, treating and capping sections of the property and installing new storm sewers.
The site is owned by a company led by Michael Conny, owner of MAC Trailer, based in Alliance, a manufacturer of trailers and truck bodies.
The other projects are in Youngstown and one in Struthers.
"These five 'brownfield sites' are very different, but they all hold tremendous potential for successful redevelopment," said Debora Flora, executive director at the Land Bank.
"These are priority locations in which the Land Bank, local governments and others have collectively invested significant time and effort but lacked the necessary funding to proceed in a meaningful way. The state's new brownfields program has turned out to be the critical missing piece for these important projects.
"We are very excited about collaborating with our partners on the next steps for these priority locations."