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  Brownfields  2004

  Grant  Fact Sheet

       Springfield,  OH




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 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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The City of Springfield was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup  grant. Of the city's 65,736 resi-
dents, 2,847 live in the target area, where 74 percent of
the residents have low or moderate incomes. Approxi-
mately 39 percent of those residents live in poverty.
The city is rebounding from industry divestiture, which
has left behind abandoned buildings and vacant lots.
New commercial and retail investments proposed for
the site are expected  to bring jobs and additional tax
revenue to the city. Redevelopment of the site will
remove blight, reuse  the property, and improve health
and safety issues for  the surrounding community.
                      Cleanup Grant
                      $200,000 for hazardous substances

                      EPA has selected the City of Springfield for a
                      brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
                      used to clean up hazardous substances contami-
                      nation on the former SPECO-Kelsey-Hayes
                      Manufacturing Facility on West Columbia Avenue,
                      which has been used for various manufacturing
                      and industrial purposes since the late 1800s.
                      Cleanup of the site will include soil remediation
                      and demolition of existing structures.
                      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: Springfield, OH
                      937-324-7305

                      The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
                      yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
                      described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                                            EPA 560-F-04-093
                                            June 2004
                                            www.epa.gov/brownfields

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