County receives $600K for Eaglecar Rail utility service

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CAIRO — Eagle Railcar Service in Cairo is one step closer to expanding its facility.

On Thursday, the Allen County commissioners acknowledged receipt of $600,000 in financial assistance from the Ohio Development Services Agency’s Office of Community Development through its Revolving Loan Fund Program. This funding represents half of the cost of putting in additional water and sewer service at the state Route 65 facility, a necessary component to facilitate expansion.

“The Allen Water District and the sanitary engineer have been working for some time to bring utilities to Eagle Railcar Company and Chemtrade,” commissioner Jay Begg said. “Through discussions, it was determined that they qualified for (Community Development Block Grant) money, and as we applied for that, they have given us a grant through the Revolving Loan Fund, which is basically a loan that we don’t have to pay back.”

Read more about this story in Friday’s The Lima News.