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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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