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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Lincoln Heights
Community
Improvement
Corporation, OH
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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 Lincoln Heights Community Improvement
Corporation was selected to receive a brownfields
cleanup grant. The Lincoln Heights Community
Improvement Corporation is a non-profit development
company formed by the Village of Lincoln Heights to
implement a community-wide Revitalization Strategy
and Urban Renewal Plan. The Village of Lincoln
Heights (population 4,113), a first-tier suburb of
Cincinnati, is a federally designated Enterprise Zone
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Lincoln Heights Community
Improvement Corporation for a brownfields
cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds
will be used to excavate and dispose of approxi-
mately 1,750 cubic yards of contaminated soil
from the Anthony Wayne Industrial Park site at
617 Wayne Avenue. The property is contaminated
primarily with benzo(a)pyrene as a result of
emplacement fill and asphalt plant operations on
the fill area. Grant funds also will be used to
conduct community outreach activities and
prepare cleanup plans.
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 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http: //www. epa.gov/R5 Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Lincoln Heights Community
Improvement Corporation, OH
513-769-5465
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
and a historically African-American community. The
median household income is less than one-half of the
county median. Fifty-three percent of residents over the
age of 16 are in the labor force, and 30 percent of the
residents live below the poverty line. Because of the
village's limited size, approximately one square mile,
and its declining population, Lincoln Heights has
difficulty in generating sufficient revenues to meet
community needs. The only significant property
available for commercial development is a vacant,
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-06-134
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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24.4-acre parcel in the Anthony Wayne Industrial Park.
However, a portion of the parcel is contaminated with
hazardous substances, primarily benzo(a)pyrene, a
known carcinogen. Cleanup of the site, which involves
removing the carcinogenic chemical of concern from
the site, will address potential risks to human health
and the local environment and allow the village to
construct a new access road into the industrial park to
facilitate commercial development. Redevelopment of
this brownfields property is expected to attract busi-
nesses to the community, create 50 to 100 new jobs,
and generate approximately $100,000 in property and
income taxes for Lincoln Heights.
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