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Rep. Fedor Supports Further Development of East Toledo’s
Marina District
Acme demolition is a positive step toward economic
redevelopment, lawmaker says
Last week, the three remaining smokestacks at the
decommissioned Acme Power Plant site in East Toledo’s Marina
District were razed. The stacks were among the last
remaining remnants of the plant, which was demolished two
years ago.
“Today’s demolition was a milestone in redeveloping the
city’s Marina District and building a million dollar view of
the city,” said State Rep. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo). “I have
always been a proponent of preserving and revitalizing our
city’s historic areas, and I’m eager to see Toledo move
forward with the economic development that our city needs.”
Two of the three smokestacks were completely demolished and
the third, tallest stack, which stood at 298 feet, was
reduced to 198 feet to preserve its historical significance
to the Toledo skyline. The structures were deemed unsafe and
in violation of Federal Aviation Administration regulations
due to improper lighting for aviation. Discussions are
on-going regarding the future of the remaining smokestack.
Clean Ohio grants helped pay for the initial site cleanup
and historic preservation of this former industrial
facility. Rep. Fedor strongly advocated for the City of
Toledo’s 2002 and 2007 Clean Ohio grant applications, and
ultimately the city was selected for two $3 million grants
for asbestos abatement and water and soil remediation.
In addition to the demolition of the former Acme plant,
there have been several downtown projects supported in part
by the state to repurpose the Marina District for modern
redevelopment. In 2007, the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway, the
largest project in Ohio Department of Transportation’s
history, was finished. The Skyway Marina, opened in 2013,
was funded in part by a $1.5 million infrastructure grant
from the Department of Development and by grants from the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Earlier this year, the
National Museum of the Great Lakes opened. The project
received over $6 million in grants from the state.
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