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Delco eyes future use of closed refinery tract

D ELAWARE COUNTY officials said yesterday they would ask the local industrial-development authority to undertake a study to determine the best possible reuses for Sunoco's 781-acre refinery in Marcus Hook.

D ELAWARE COUNTY officials said yesterday they would ask the local industrial-development authority to undertake a study to determine the best possible reuses for Sunoco's 781-acre refinery in Marcus Hook.

Sunoco idled the refinery on Dec. 1 and laid off most of the workforce last month.

But the county's council chairman, Tom McGarrigle, believes that the site - along the Delaware River - could be a prime development opportunity.

"It has deepwater port access, a dedicated rail spur and close proximity to I-95," he said. He noted that the former Sun Shipyard is now a casino and that a Chester brownfield became a professional soccer stadium.

"Unless and until a buyer comes forward," said U.S. Rep. Patrick Meeha, "it is important that we look to the future use of the property and find the best possible use for it."

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