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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Butler, PA
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, 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 City of Butler was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. The 60-acre target area
in the West End of the city is the oldest, most heavily
industrialized area of the city, and one of the lowest
income neighborhoods. Forty percent of its residents
live below the poverty level, and suffer from the area's
continuing economic decline. Approximately 60 percent
of the land is zoned industrial, and portions of these lots
are vacant and/or underutilized. However, the neigh-
borhood is home to a significant community asset, the
Pullman Baseball Park. The park, built in 1934, once
was home to farm teams for the New York Yankees
and St. Louis Cardinals. Brownfields redevelopment
will open adjacent parcels of land for a recreation
Assessment Grant (20051
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Butler for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to conduct environmental assessments of
sites in the West End core business district of the
city, and develop site remediation and reuse plans.
Funds also will be used to promote community
partnerships, and engage the community in the
assessment process.
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 3 Brownfields Team
215-814-3129
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Grant Recipient: City of Butler, PA
800-283-0021
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
complex, with the baseball park as its centerpiece.
Redevelopment also will increase the market value
and viability of the city, generate jobs, and create
clean neighborhoods that will provide residents with a
sense of pride in the community and attract families
to the area.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-05-040
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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