&EPA
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5101)
EPA 500-F-98-214
July 1998
Assessment
Demonstration Pilot
Kenosha, Wl
Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5101)
Quick Reference Fact Sheet
EPA's Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is designed to empower States, communities, and other
stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and
sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield is a site, or portion thereof, that has actual or perceived contamination and
an active potential for redevelopment or reuse. Since 1995, EPA has funded more than 200 Brownfields Assessment
Demonstration Pilots, at up to $200,000 each, to support creative two-year explorations and demonstrations of
brownfields solutions. The Pilots are intended to provide EPA, States, Tribes, municipalities, and communities with
useful information and strategies as they continue to seek new methods to promote a unified approach to site
assessment, environmental cleanup, and redevelopment.
BACKGROUND
EPA has selected the City of Kenosha for a
Brownfields Pilot. Kenosha (population 86,800)
focuses its brownfields activities on the Harborpark
Development Project, a comprehensive
redevelopment project encompassing 69 acres of
downtown Kenosha. The Harborpark Development
Project evolved from a master plan. This plan was
developed with the help of the Urban Land Institute
and by LDR International. The City plans to transform
this once-delinquent industrial land into a center of
activity with public gathering places, a mile-long
promenade, visitorattractions, a public trolley system,
and a water-oriented residential neighborhood.
Kenosha has identified other brownfields properties
for potential Pilot activities, including the Frost
Manufacturing Company and Kenosha Iron and Metal
sites.
Brownfields sites identified by the City are located in
disadvantaged areas and neighborhoods, with
approximately 35% of the population living below the
poverty level. In addition to the health and safety
issues that will be resolved with brownfields cleanup,
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Date of Announcement:
July 1998
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets
brownfields properties in
the inner city of Kenosha
near low-income
neighborhoods.
Contacts:
Office of the Mayor
City of Kenosha
(414)653-4000
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA-Region 5
(312)353-3161
Visit the EPA Region 5 Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
For further information, including specific Pilot contacts,
additional Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and
publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
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the redevelopmentofthese sites will provide additional
tax revenues in these neighborhoods, which should
increase property values in the entire area.
OBJECTIVES
The City of Kenosha is in the process of rebuilding its
inner city by addressing the problem of blighted
contaminated properties. The Pilot's objectives are
to identify new properties for cleanup and
redevelopment; perform more site assessment and
cleanup planning on projects already underway; and
continue to involve the community in the brownfields
re vitalization proce ss.
ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Identifying and prioritizing additional sites in the
inner city neighborhoods;
• Conducting environmental site assessments on each
the newly identified sites;
• Creating cleanup and redevelopment plans for the
Kenosha Iron and Metal and the Frost Manufacturing
Company sites; and
• Supporting ongoing community involvement and input
for the identified sites.
The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilos Kenosha, Wisconsin
July 1998 EPA 500-F-98-214
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