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260247
105 W. Shoreline Drive SANDUSKY, OH 44870
1
56-00174.000
41.457660007969 / -82.713226965961
9
Stimple, Bradley
stimple.brad@epa.gov
440-250-1717


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
City of Sandusky4B00E03227OHAssessment2022


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$13,050.0003/07/202405/20/2024City of SanduskyYFY24
Phase II Environmental Assessment$24,040.0007/15/202409/13/2024City of Sandusky


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $37,090.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $37,090.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
N/AThis property does not incorporate planning or assessment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.


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Contaminants and Media


Asbestos
VOCs
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Building Materials
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: N
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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 1
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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N/AThis property does not incorporate demolition or cleanup activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
N/AThis property does not incorporate redevelopment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.


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Additional Property Attributes

The approximately 1.00-acre site is located at 105 W. Shoreline Drive in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. The site consists of an approximately 4,430 square foot vacant commercial building, a boat dock with a ticket booth and storage shed, and associated asphalt and gravel-paved access drives/parking areas. Based on client provided information and a review of information provided on the Erie County Auditor's website, the site is comprised of one parcel of land identified as Parcel #56-00174.000, currently owned by Cedar Point Park LLC.

Based on a review of historical resources, since at least 1886, the site has been commercially developed waterfront property with a pier and occupied with a salt fish house and a warehouse/elevator building with a rail spur. By 1904, the site was redeveloped as the Cedar Point Boat Landing with a passenger shed and a restaurant and a portion of a store off W. Shoreline Drive. In 1925, the site was redeveloped as the G.A Boeckling Company, and Cedar Point Boat House from which passengers were ferried to and from Cedar Point. Since at least the late-1960s, the site has been occupied by the Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce (1969-1984); various cable television stations (1974-2000); Sandusky Visitors & Convention Bureau (1979); Cedar Point Pier/Bldg. (1984-1989); and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Coastal Management Office (2000-2022). The Boeckling Building has been vacant since 2022, but the pier has been leased by the Jet Express since at least 2014 to the present.

Terracon's Phase I ESA Report, dated May 20, 2024 identified the following RECs: REC #1 - Since at least 1886, the Site has been commercially developed waterfront property. Historically, waterbodies were typically filled in with imported "fill material" which may have included sand, gravel, solid waste, construction/demolition debris, coal ash, and other hazardous substances and/or petroleum products. The unknown source and composition of the historic fill material utilized for the development of the Site and the potential impacts from unknown/unreported releases, represents a REC to the Site. REC #2 - A review of city directories indicated that the south adjoining, up-gradient property located at 101 W. Water Street was occupied by Sun-Way Dry Cleaners in 1964. Sanborn Maps reviewed in Section 3.1 depicted this location as a storefront with two additional addresses (103 and 105 W. Water Street). Based on the proximity and up-gradient location relative to the Site, the historical dry-cleaning activities and the potential impacts from unknown/unreported releases, represents a REC to the Site.

A Phase II ESA was performed to further evaluate the identified RECs (Report dated September 13, 2024). The following is a summary of results:

1) No VOCs, PAHs, RCRA Metals, PCBs, or hexavalent chromium were detected in soil at concentrations above comparative standards.
2) No VOCs were detected in groundwater at concentrations above comparative standards.
3) No VOCs were detected in soil gas samples (shallow and sub-slab) at concentrations above comparative standards. However, the cumulative non-carcinogenic vapor intrusion risk is not considered acceptable for residential use.

Phase II ESA Recommendations:

Redevelopment plans for the Site may include a residential use component. The findings of the Phase II ESA and vapor intrusion risk evaluation indicated a potentially unacceptable exposure risk for residential occupancy. Therefore, should the existing building be repurposed for residential occupancy or construction of additional residential buildings are planned for the project, Terracon recommends the design and installation of a vapor intrusion mitigation system(s) (VIMS) to address potential vapor intrusion concerns associated with the structure(s). In order to eliminate the need for a VIMS, additional vapor intrusion evaluation and testing would need to be completed. Additional evaluation can


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