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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Shelton, CT
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 Shelton was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Shelton (population 38,000)
is part of the Naugatuck Valley Community, which has
seen its poverty rate grow by 30 percent over the past
15 years and experienced a rapid increase in minority
and immigrant populations. Over the last three years,
the unemployment rate in the valley has more than
doubled. In 1975, arson in the target area of downtown
Shelton wiped out nearly 2,400 jobs, crippling the local
and regional economy for years. The city's brownfields
redevelopment efforts hope to eliminate blight, gener-
ate new investment and jobs, create new public spaces,
and retain historically significant properties. Cleanup of
the Shelton Farm and Public Market site will reduce
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Shelton for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Funds for the Shelton
Farm and Public Market site will be used to
conduct community outreach, remediation plan-
ning, excavation and disposal of contaminated soil,
and placement of a cap on the site. The site was
once occupied by a canal, filled with ash and soil
in the 1940s, and later used as a parking lot.
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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1221
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of Shelton, CT
203-924-2521
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
threats to human health in the area, help prevent
contaminants from migrating into groundwater, and
facilitate redevelopment of the site into a multi-use
staging area for local and regional farmers. This
redevelopment also is expected to provide employment
opportunities for individuals of low-to-moderate
income.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-05-166
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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