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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Glen Cove Community
Development
Agency, NY
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 Glen Cove Community Development Agency was
selected to receive two brownfields cleanup grants.
Glen Cove (population 26,622) is located on the coast
of Long Island. Almost seven percent of the city's
families and nine percent of its individuals live below
the poverty level. The average per capita income is
below the limit for HUD Section 8 housing assistance.
The cleanup projects are part of a larger plan to
revitalize the waterfront district of Glen Cove, an
industrial neighborhood that once was home to some of
the largest employers in the area. The redevelopment
plans include a hotel conference center, retail shops,
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Glen Cove Community
Development Agency for two brownfields cleanup
grants. Grant funds will be used to clean up
hazardous substances contamination at the Doxey
and Gladsky Marine sites, two adjacent properties
along Garvies Point Road. Assessments indicate
the presence of chemical contamination at the
Doxey site, a former fuel storage facility and
salvage business. Assessments conducted at the
Gladsky Marine site, a marine repair and salvage
operation, indicate the presence of metals and
semi-volatile organic compounds in the soil, and
volatile organic compounds in the groundwater.
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 2 Brownfields Team
212-637-4314
http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/
brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Glen Cove Community Develop-
ment Agency, NY
516-676-1625
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
restaurants, cultural attractions, housing, and a public
pedestrian and bicycle esplanade. Redevelopment will
not only clean up polluted properties that pose a public
health threat, but also will be an important generator of
local tax revenues and jobs.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-134
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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