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  Brownfields  2004

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

    Ashwaubenon,  I/I//




EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, the President
signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
Law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible
applicants through four competitive grant programs:
assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup
grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The Village of Ashwaubenon was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Of the town's  17,634
residents, 1,009 live in the four targeted assessment
areas. The town's  early development centered around
the trucking and railroad industries, manufacturing, and
other heavy industrial land uses. The community has
suffered from the environmental impacts of this history,
including PCB contamination and leaking underground
storage tanks. Cleanup of brownfields is expected to
revitalize the town, reduce contamination, and enhance
the fiscal condition of the community with an increased
tax base. Redevelopment efforts will focus on creating
a pedestrian river walk and bicycle trail, developing a
Village Center and entertainment district, and providing
new residential areas.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the Village of Ashwaubenon for
a brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds and petroleum grant funds
will both be used to conduct a brownfields
inventory within four targeted areas, and perform
up to 20 Phase I assessments and 8 to 12  Phase II
assessments. Funds will also be used for commu-
nity outreach and cleanup planning, with a goal of
creating a Village Square or Center for the
community.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.

EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/

Grant Recipient: Ashwaubenon, WI
920-492-2327

The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                      EPA560-F-04-103
                      June 2004
                      www.epa.gov/brownfields

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