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Public Interest Center Whittier Peninsula



Whittier Peninsula

Ohio EPA appreciates your interest in covering the redevelopment of the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Columbus’ Whittier Peninsula just south of downtown. To facilitate your reporting, we have created this online media kit. If you need more information or would like to schedule an interview to speak with a staff member about the project, please contact Erin Strouse by e-mail or phone at (614) 644-2160.

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Whittier Peninsula
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Scioto Audubon Metro Park map

UPDATE: The Former Lazarus Warehouse property received its covenant not to sue (CNS) from Ohio EPA on 6/14/10. Map (as of 4/22/10) of the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Columbus’ 160-acre Whittier Peninsula. The areas in green have been cleaned up and have received covenants not to sue from Ohio EPA, which recognize the certified cleanup work voluntarily performed on the properties.

Interpretive sign at the Whittier Peninsula with historic photos.
Creating A New Urban Oasis (courtesy Ohio Department of Development) – Before and after pictures of the Whittier Peninsula, including the former Maier Warehouse (now demolished to make room for the Scioto Audubon Metro Park); Grange Insurance Audubon Center; wetland; 35-foot climbing wall and water tower/observation deck
Scioto Audubon Metro Park Master Plan Map (courtesy Metro Parks)
Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski and other federal, state and local officials biked from downtown Columbus to the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park to celebrate the cleanup of the 18-acre Northern Tier, a former railroad yard and historically industrial area.
Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski signs a covenant not to sue for the 18-acre Northern Tier, certifying that the property complies with Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP) standards for recreational land use. This pivotal document approves redevelopment of the Northern Tier for a dog park, wetlands, walking trails, playfields and picnic areas.
Behind Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski as he signs the covenant, (standing, from l to r) is Tom Mignery, Burgess & Niple Certified Professional; Matt Didier, U.S. EPA Region V Brownfields Project Manager; William Murdock, ODOD Urban Development Director; Alan McKnight, Columbus Recreation and Parks Director; John O’Meara, Metro Parks Executive Director
Metro Parks Director John O'Meara shows Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski the ropes on the 35-foot climbing wall at the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park
Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski nears the top of the 35-foot climbing wall at the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park with the green, 18-acre Northern Tier to his left; this is the land that received a 'clean bill of health' from Ohio EPA on Earth Day.
Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski (in white t-shirt, climbing on left side of wall) with city skyline
A view of Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski from the top of the 35-foot rock wall at the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier Peninsula. “Climbing these new heights is an appropriate and enjoyable way to demonstrate we’ve come a long way together to clean up contamination on the Whittier Peninsula,” Korleski said. “This once polluted Northern Tier is now protective of public health and safety and the environment, so Central Ohio families can feel safe to visit and connect with nature here. Ohio EPA has officially approved the cleanup on 44 acres of the peninsula and another dozen acres are soon to be approved. This is a work in progress, and we can be proud that we’ve reached another milestone worth celebrating this 40th anniversary of Earth Day.”

 
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