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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Brunswick, ME
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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, President George W. Bush 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Town of Brunswick was selected to receive three
brownfields cleanup grants. Located along the south-
ern coast of Maine, Brunswick (population 21,172) is
a college community that was once home to waterfront
mills. The city has been trying for years to redevelop
Maine Street Station, a former rail yard. The four-acre
site lies in the heart of the city's downtown, adjacent
to residential neighborhoods, Bowdoin College, and
downtown businesses. Maine Street Station has been
vacant since the 1980s, when coal ash contamination
was identified. Brunswick is home to two distinct
populations: local residents and the students and
faculty of Bowdoin College. Local residents in many
neighborhoods have high rates of poverty and live in
multiple-family structures of poor quality. Cleanup and
eventual redevelopment of Maine Street Station will
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Town of Brunswick for
three brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up
Pocket Park 1, Pocket Park 2, and Pocket Park 3
at Maine Street Station. The four-acre property at
210 Maine Street was the home of a series of rail
yards dating back 100 years. It is contaminated
with coal ash containing polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons and arsenic. The three grants will
be used to clean up properties dedicated for use
as pocket parks within the larger, mixed-use
redevelopment of Maine Street Station.
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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1424
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Town of Brunswick, ME
207-721-0793
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
create new office and retail space, jobs, and new public
spaces and pedestrian connections.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-06-214
July 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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