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Committee approves ground lease to bring Rust Belt Riders composting to six‑acre city parcel
Summary
A council committee approved an order authorizing city directors to negotiate a 10‑year ground lease with Rust Belt Riders Compost LLC to consolidate its operations on a six‑acre city parcel on East 70 Ninth; lease terms, sublease limits and performance protections were discussed.
A city committee approved Order 40‑2025 authorizing the directors of Public Works and Economic Development to enter a ground lease with Rust Belt Riders Compost LLC to consolidate composting operations on a roughly six‑acre city parcel on East 70 Ninth between Bessemer and Kinsman (the order referenced 3270 E. 79 in committee materials). The lease as presented would have a 10‑year initial term and two 10‑year renewal options exercisable by the directors.
The move matters because Rust Belt Riders is asking to consolidate widely distributed operations into one central site and operate a retail soil sales outlet there. Natalie Longa, identified in the meeting as CFO and a worker‑owner at Rust Belt Riders, told…
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