RFCDA awarded $500,000 EPA assessment grant to evaluate two sites

Jul 21, 2026

The Rome-Floyd County Development Authority announced it received a $500,000 EPA assessment grant to study the former O'Neill Manufacturing site and a former landfill adjacent to Rome High School.

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The Rome-Floyd County Development Authority reported on July 21, 2026 that it received a $500,000 assessment grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mary Grace Selman told the board the funds will be used to assess the former O'Neill Manufacturing property and another site across from Rome High School that had previously served as a landfill.

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