Owner of Delphi buildings in Warren must get demo permits

WARREN — Mayor Michael O’Brien met with Sergio DiPaolo, the new owner of three former Delphi Packard Electric buildings on Dana and Griswold streets, to explain the steps he must take before he can resume demolition activities.

DiPaolo purchased the three buildings, which encompass about 720,000 square feet of office and production space, for $80,000 on Jan. 26, O’Brien said.

First, DiPaolo, of Girard, must apply to the Mahoning-Trumbull Air Pollution Control Agency in Youngstown, a contract agency of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, regarding asbestos removal.

DiPaolo must also file a detailed demolition plan prepared by a licensed architect with the EPA and must file for a demolition permit with the city, O’Brien said.

DiPaolo and workers with his company, who were discovered inside one of the three buildings on Jan. 26 beginning the demolition process without permits, are barred from entering the buildings until the permits are obtained.

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