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  Brownfields  2004

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

          Oshkosh,  Wl




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 RevitalizationAct. 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 Oshkosh was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Oshkosh (population
62,916) has along history of manufacturing and
industrial operations along the banks of the Fox River
on the western edge of Lake Winnebago. In an area
where manufacturing accounts for more than 22
percent of jobs, the recent downsizing and closure of
several manufacturing facilities has significantly
affected many of Oshkosh's residents. Both cleanup
sites are located in a census tract (population 5,825)
where 65 percent of households are low- to moderate-
income. Approximately 11 percent of the residents in
the target area are minorities, and 7.3 percent are
unemployed. Cleanup of the WPS property will allow
                       Cleanup Grants
                       $400,000 for hazardous substances

                       EPA has selected the City of Oshkosh to receive
                       two brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will
                       be used for cleanup activities at the Wisconsin
                       Public Service (WPS) property at 305 Ceape
                       Avenue and 10 Court Street, site  of a former
                       manufactured gas plant, and at part of the former
                       Wisconsin Automated Machinery (WAM) prop-
                       erty at 123 Jackson Street. The WAM property is
                       part of the Marion Road Redevelopment Area.
                       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/R5Brownfields/

                       Grant Recipient: Oshkosh, WI
                       920-236-5057

                       The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
                       yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
                       described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                    for the expansion of Riverside Park, enabling increased
                    recreational and cultural events in the neighborhood.
                    The WAM property will be redeveloped for residential
                    use. Cleanup and redevelopment of these properties
                    also will provide a visual and social connection be-
                    tween the city's central district and the University of
                    Wisconsin, the neighborhoods on either side of the
                    redevelopment area.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                                             EPA560-F-04-166
                                             June 2004
                                             www.epa.gov/brownfields

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