Editing Huron, Ohio (section)

==Economy==
Commercial and industrial development of Huron had historically been centered around the riverfront port area. By the early 1960s a busy downtown business district had developed, serving local residents and summer tourists. However, with improvements to [[U.S. Route 6]] and [[Ohio State Highway 2|Ohio Route 2]] bypassing the downtown area and enabling quicker travel to larger neighboring cities, downtown Huron went into decline. Starting in 1967, the City of Huron embarked on a controversial [[urban renewal]] program with funding from various programs of the [[U.S. federal government]], such as the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]], and the State of [[Ohio]]. The city purchased, in some cases by [[eminent domain]], and demolished 38 commercial buildings and private homes. It then built a municipal marina, called the Huron Boat Basin, as the focal point of a new downtown. While the "Boat Basin" has become a popular community park and gathering place, extensive redevelopment of the downtown area did not occur as quickly as envisioned. New industry and commercial development has more recently occurred on the southern and western city limits and suburbs.

===ConAgra site renewal===
On July 18, 2006, the [[Ohio Department of Natural Resources]] (ODNR) announced the purchase of the ConAgra Foods facility in Huron. Concurrently, [[ConAgra Foods]] announced the closure of the [[grain elevator]]. The 19.8-acre (80,000 m2) parcel is a key piece of Huron's waterfront. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft has completed a public boating and fishing access site with launch ramps, docks and parking facilities. The City of Huron assumed title to the former grain silos and flour mill and received a grant to demolish the building, which was completed in August 2012.  It envisions a future riverfront development to include restaurants, retail stores, condominiums and greenspace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dnr.state.oh.us/news/jul06/0718conagra/tabid/13639/Default.aspx |title=July 2006 - Huron Access |access-date=2014-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204011905/https://www.dnr.state.oh.us/news/jul06/0718conagra/tabid/13639/Default.aspx |archive-date=February 4, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On January 8, 2012, much of the former Con-Agra mill structure was demolished by [[building implosion|implosion]] in a public event attracting media attention and a large crowd.  The former grain silos were removed by manual demolition.<ref>http://www.cityofhuron.org/files/2012-07-06-Huron%202020%20Vision.pdf, p.66.</ref>