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  Brownfields  2004

  Grant  Fact Sheet

         Brockton, MA




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 City of Brockton was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. The population of Brockton
is 94,904, 38 percent of whom  are minorities. Brockton
is the poorest community in the region, and ranks 320th
for median income of the 351 communities in Massa-
chusetts. It had been the shoe manufacturing center of
the region from the late 18th century to the 1950s.
After the decline in the city's industrial base, the
unemployment rate has been consistently higher than
the state average. Cleanup of the site will benefit the
community by reducing threats to human health,
converting community blight into community assets,
and facilitating redevelopment as a multi-use sports
complex that will provide recreational opportunities for
local youth and adults.
Cleanup Grant
$159,500 for hazardous substances

EPA has selected the City of Brockton for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
cleanup grant funds will be used to remove
contaminated soils from the former Montello Auto
Body site and perform confirmatory sampling.
Environmental concerns include petroleum
releases and asbestos. Grant funds will also be
used to perform wetlands excavation and restora-
tion, and conduct community outreach activities.
The site is expected to be used for a multi-use
sports facility.
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
617-918-1221
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/

Grant Recipient: Brockton, MA
508-580-7113

The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                      EPA560-F-04-113
                      June 2004
                      www.epa.gov/brownfields

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