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 Brownfields  2005

 Grant  Fact  Sheet

       Brunswick,  GA




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 Brunswick was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Brunswick (population
15,424), 75 miles south of Savannah, is the largest
community in Glynn County. It sits on a peninsula
surrounded by rivers and marshes. Although
Brunswick is the gateway to exclusive resort islands
off its coast, city residents and the once vibrant
downtown area have been left behind. While the
populations of the county and state have grown nine
and 26 percent, respectively, over the last decade, the
city has lost five percent of its residents. More than 25
percent of the city's families live below the poverty
level, and the unemployment rate is two-thirds higher
than the state rate. Over 65 percent of Brunswick's
residents are minorities. Growth in the area is taking
place on the undeveloped lands outside of the city. The
  Assessment Grant
   $200,000 for hazardous substances
  EPA has selected the City of Brunswick for a
  brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
  used to prioritize sites, perform Phase I and II site
  assessments, and develop cleanup and redevelop-
  ment plans for sites with potential hazardous
  substances contamination in the city. Funds also
  will be used to conduct community outreach and
  health monitoring activities.
   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 4 Brownfields Team
  404-562-8684
  http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/index.htm

  Grant Recipient: City of Brunswick, GA
  912-265-4610

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
lingering effects of the city's heavy industrial history
have tainted efforts toward revitalization. Assessment
of brownfields sites, many of which border the major
arteries in the city, will bring the community closer to
achieving the objectives of its consolidated plan over
the next five years. These objectives include reuse of
brownfields land and structures for housing, business,
and recreation. Redevelopment of these sites is
expected to bring new jobs to the area, increase
neighboring property values, and generate tax revenues
for the city.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA 560-F-05-045
                         May 2005
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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