Greenville Reynolds Receives $55,600 State Grant

Funds to identify wetlands in industrial park areas

The Greenville Reynolds Development Corporation (GRDC) will receive $55,600 in state funding to identify wetlands throughout its industrial parks in Pymatuning, Delaware and Hempfield Townships in Mercer County, according to Senator Bob Robbins.

The 960 acres of undeveloped industrial property – including 290 in Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zones – is located in the Reynolds Industrial and Business Parks.

The Business in Our Sites (BOS) grant was approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

The BOS money will be used for wetland assessment, inspections, aerial mapping and professional services to complete a total wetland delineation throughout the industrial parks.

"This work will clearly identify which areas can be developed and which areas must be protected as wetlands," Senator Robbins said. "These sites represent one of the few large properties in Mercer County available for development, but concerns about potential wetlands issues resulted in businesses passing them over. By clearly identifying buildable sites, GRDC anticipates that 1000 jobs could be created as the result of the development at the various sites."

Contact:

Michael Hengst
(717) 787-1322