Cincinnati City Council has passed an ordinance that could aid in the expansion of the Samuel Adams Brewery.
The ordinance allows the City to apply for a $750,000 Clean Ohio Assistance Fund grant to help with demolition and environmental remediation work at 1654 and 1660 Central Avenue (BIRD'S EYE) in the West End.
The Boston Beer Company is paying for the grant application process and has retained The Payne Firm, Inc. to provide testing and analysis services of contaminated groundwater on the site.
The grant program requires no local matching funds.
The grant materials are expected to be completed by June 6, which will be followed by a mandatory 45-day public review period.
Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis by the Ohio Department of Development starting July 1.
On May 12, Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher announced that $11.4 million would be made available in this funding cycle.
In 1997, Boston Beer Company purchased the former Hudepohl-Schoenling complex to contract brew its Samuel Adams brands, and, in 2005, they completed an $11 million upgrade that included an above-ground beer cellar and new copper brew kettles.
The brewery employs about 100 and brews between 600,000 and 700,000 barrels per year.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Clean Ohio grant could aid in Boston Beer expansion
