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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, authorizing the assignment of all County tax liens/tax claims and all rights incident to those liens/claims filed against properties known respectively as Block and Lot No. 2187-M-288 and Block and Lot No. 2187-R-71.
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Whereas, there are two tracts of land totaling approximately two hundred (200) acres located in Richland Township which are designated in the Office of Deed Registry as Block 2187-R, Lot No. 71 and Block 2187-M, Lot No. 288 (hereinafter “the Properties”); and
Whereas, the Properties were formerly used for the operation of a business known as Pittsburgh Cut Flowers; and
Whereas, the greenhouses and warehouse buildings erected on the Properties for the operation of Pittsburgh Cut Flowers have been abandoned and are currently in a state of extensive disrepair; and
Whereas, the soil on parts of the Properties has been contaminated by chemicals and other toxic substances that were used to fertilize plants and to control weeds as part of the operations of Pittsburgh Cut Flowers; and
Whereas, the total amount of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, costs and other fees owed to the County on the Properties (up to and including the 2004 Tax Year) is approximately $92,674.09; and
Whereas, the total amount of unpaid real estate taxes owed to the County, Pine Township and the Pine-Richland School Districts is in excess of $559,000; and
Whereas, the advanced state of disrepair of the buildings, the environmental contamination and the huge delinquent property tax liability make the Properties difficult, if not impossible, to sell by conventional means; and
Whereas, Petro Environmental Technologies, (hereinafter Petro), an environmental assessment and remediation company located in Cincinnati, Ohio that has experience in redeveloping “Brownfield” sites and other environmentally contaminated properties, is desirous of acquiring the Proper...
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