Closed Gas Stations Question

[joly1584]

I also found a list of tanks with Active Releases(leaks?).  The Petra Food Mart is on the list and not sure if it has been resolved.  Bears Den and Schenley is on the list and it appears to be resolved.  I could not find the other station on Elm Street on any of the lists.

Facility Name	Facility Address	Facility City	LTF Status	FRStatus	Release Date	Facility Status	Review Date
BEARS DEN MARATHON	1206 BEARS DEN RD	YOUNGSTOWN	1 SUS/CON from regulated UST	NFA: No Further Action		Inactive	6/20/2000
PETRA FOOD MART	1354 ELM ST	YOUNGSTOWN	6 Closure of regulated UST	CLO: Closure	3/11/1994	Active	5/15/2014

[Towntalk]

My concern is the fact that there are 2 former gas stations on Elm Street between Broadway and Thornton that have been closed a long time, and I do not recall seeing the tanks removed. One was closed for a number of years before I moved onto that street, and the other was closed several years ago when the owners went to jail.

[joly1584]

This website will give you the info:

http://www.com.ohio.gov/fire/

Use the LOOK IT UP on the right hand side, part way down the page. Look up Underground Storage Tanks. It will download a very large excel spreadsheet-it shows all the stations in the state! 

They do not show very many that are not in compliance in Mahoning County.  However,  the person that has just been charged with fraud is shown as still being active and in compliance.  The gas station at Bears Den and Schenley, that is parts of that charge, has been closed for several years.  I don't know how they find out when a gas station is closed.

Here is a list of the stations that have not removed the tanks after being closed(according to the states list):

FacilityName	City	State	Zip	FacilityType	Status	Address
MATTESON EQUIPMENT	PETERSBURG	Ohio	44454	Commercial	CLO - In Place	6316 E GARFIELD RD
CONTINENTAL BAKING CO.	YOUNGSTOWN	Ohio	44509	Commercial	CLO - In Place	1535 MAHONING AVE
CONTINENTAL BAKING CO.	YOUNGSTOWN	Ohio	44509	Commercial	CLO - In Place	1535 MAHONING AVE
MARATHON YOUNGSTOWN TERMINAL	YOUNGSTOWN	Ohio	44501	Distributor	CLO - In Place	1140 BEARS DEN RD
MARATHON YOUNGSTOWN TERMINAL	YOUNGSTOWN	Ohio	44501	Distributor	CLO - In Place	1140 BEARS DEN RD

[Towntalk]

There are a number of closed gas stations in Youngstown, but how many of them are in compliance with state law that states that when a gas station is closed, the owners ARE REQUIRED to have all storage tanks removed?
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