# FRANKFORT MARKETPLACE, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30417`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0505
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CUYAHOGA MANAGEMENT COMPANY DISTRIBUTEES (settlement)
- DOUGLAS ATLAS (settlement)
- FRANKFORT MARKETPLACE, INC. (settlement)
- IRC REALTY, INC. (settlement)
- JOHN B. HOOK (settlement)
- JOHN P. BROGAN (settlement)
- KELLY STRANGE (settlement)
## Summary

INGRAM-RICHARDSON CERAMICS COMPANY OPERATED UNDER            SEVERAL OWNERS FROM APPROXIMATELY 1915 TO 1980; IT           MANUFACTURED FRIT AND ENAMEL FOR PLUMBING AND OTHER          FIXTURES.  MUCH OF THE WASTE GENERATED FROM SITE OPERATIONS  WAS DEPOSITED ON SITE OVER THE YEARS.  THE COMPANY CEASED    OPERATIONS IN 1981 WHEN IT WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY.  IRC        REALTY, INC. TOOK TITLE DURING THE BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS    AND SOLD THE SITE TO KELLY STRANGE WHO LATER TRANSFERRED     TITLE TO FRANKFORT MARKETPLACE, INC.  THE CURRENT            OWNER LEASED PARTS OF THE SITE FOR STORAGE AND ALLOWED       SOME BUILDINGS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY.  IN 5/90     EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL ACTION BECAUSE PCBS WERE LEAKING     FROM A TRANSFORMER ON THE SITE.  FROM 1992 THROUGH 1994      EPA REMOVED LEAD CONTAMINATED FRIT AND ASBESTOS FROM THE     SITE.  THESE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES COST $2,789,536.93.  IT IS   THESE COSTS THAT THIS CASE SEEKS TO RECOVER.

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