What does the public record document about the ALERG power-plant redevelopment — and who is tied to it?
A single-issue dossier assembled from reviewed public records about the former GenOn coal-plant site, now held by Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC (ALERG; contractor Charah). Each register below stands on its own evidence and carries its own limits.
Public money moves through separate states. Merging them is how accountability gets lost.
A planned purchase, a received grant, and an exempt deed with no recorded price are three different things, and none of them is the project's total cost. The case keeps them apart on purpose. Placing them side by side is the whole claim — it is not an allegation, and this file does not make one.
Receipt · Lorain Data source inventory; City TIF / development agreement and Ohio Dept. of Development · corpus verified 2026-07-15 · limitation: none of these three figures is the project's total cost.
A former coal plant, taken to title in 2021 through exempt deeds.
The acquisition sits outside the money map: exempt general-warranty transfers create title records, not payments. The case reads transfer records, not dollar flows.
| Parcel | Deed | Tax yr | Valid sale | Exemption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-00-005-000-103 | Gen. warranty | 2021 | No | Exempt |
| 04-00-006-101-085 | Gen. warranty | 2021 | No | Exempt |
| 04-00-006-115-017 | Gen. warranty | 2021 | No | Exempt |
| 04-00-006-115-019 | Gen. warranty | 2021 | No | Exempt |
Verify at the Lorain County Auditor →
GenOn → ALERG LLC, title 2021, contractor Charah.
The site is the former GenOn coal-fired power plant. Title moved in 2021 to Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC (ALERG); Charah is named as the redevelopment / remediation contractor. These names — ALERG, Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment, Charah, GenOn — are the terms this case matches on across the record.
Receipt · SEC EDGAR full-text search · 6 local filings mention these names · retrieved 2026-07-15 · a filing mention is not a statement of control. Verify →
Title chain and milestones.
Each stage stands on its own record. A signed agreement is not a closing; a projection is not an outcome.
Purchase agreed
GenOn → ALERG transaction signed May 2021; auditor transfer records carry tax year 2021.
Acquisition closed
April 4, 2022 — ALERG, a Charah Solutions subsidiary, fully acquires the 627 MW former plant.
Development agreement
City agrees to acquire 23.22 acres for a public lakefront park via Tax Increment Financing.
Demolition target
Coal-plant demolition and remediation projected to finish in spring; master plan by Gensler.
Receipt · Lorain Data source inventory — City of Avon Lake, Lake Erie Living, Gensler · retrieved 2026-07-15. Verify →
43.23 total acres
The City plans to acquire 23.22 acres (53.7%) of the 43.23-acre site for a public lakefront park; the ~20 remaining acres stay in private redevelopment under the mixed-use overlay. Limitation — this is the planned acquisition in the 2025 development agreement, not a completed transfer; final boundaries follow closing and remediation.
36.8k tons hauled, reported
As of January, more than 36,000 tons of coal and 778 tons of asbestos had been removed; demolition managed by ALERG, environmental consultant Verdantas. Limitation — point-in-time figures reported as of January (Lake Erie Living); totals at completion are not yet on record here.
Four independent registers, kept separate on purpose.
197 prototype matches · early 14-source fixture
Receipt · Lorain Data corpus scan, Avon Lake jurisdiction scope · prototype snapshot 2026-07-15 · 197 keyword matches · a mention is not a discussion. Browse all 197 prototype matches →
96 of 106 records carry a machine-readable roll-call
Resolution No. 26-43 · moved by Mr. Shahmir · motion passed
| Member | Vote | Member | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Yes | Kos | Yes |
| Fenderbosch | Yes | Shahmir | Yes |
| Gentry | Yes | Reynolds | Absent |
| Goodwin | Yes | Tally | Yes 6 · No 0 · Absent 1 — passed |
Receipt · Avon Lake council agendas & minutes · retrieved 2026-07-15 · 106 records · 3 long agenda packs may be truncated. Verify →
Self-reported ties, in the members' own words
Self-declared conflicts are the highest-signal feature in the record: they establish the baseline of acknowledged ties, entered into the minutes. They are counted and quoted here exactly as recorded.
Council President Smith moved to permit Mrs. Goodwin to be excused from discussion and voting on Ordinance No. 26-48 pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 220.19(b). — Mrs. Goodwin is on the board of the Community Resource Services and has a conflict of interest.Member: Goodwin · Ord. 26-48 · §220.19(b)
Receipt · Avon Lake council minutes, motions to excuse · retrieved 2026-07-15 · 25 mentions, 21 actions. Verify →
The gaps are part of the record, too.
- Whether any of the 197 prototype keyword matches are substantively connected — the pipeline shows co-occurrence, not linkage.
- The price or consideration behind the 2021 deed transfers (recorded as exempt, no valid sale).
- Corporate principals and financing behind ALERG / Charah beyond recorded names.
- Motion text truncated in 3 long agenda packs by a 100,000-character cap (fix filed 2026-07-15).
- Undeclared ties between officials and case entities — only self-declared conflicts appear.
- Campaign-finance and Secretary-of-State entity ties (deferred; not yet parsed).
Every register opens to the record it was read from.
| Register | What it holds | Mentions | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council agendas & minutes | Motions, roll-calls, and recusals. | 70 | → |
| Boards & hearings | Planning & board records. | 44 | → |
| Council legislation | Ordinances & resolutions text. | 39 | → |
| City press releases | Official statements on the redevelopment. | 13 | → |
| SEC EDGAR (local filings) | Corporate filings naming Charah / ALERG. | 6 | → |
| County auditor property | Deed transfers for the four seed parcels. | 4 | → |