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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Springfield, 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 City of Springfield was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in west-central
Ohio, Springfield (population 65,322) is a post-World
War II industrial boom town that has experienced
urban problems since local industries started closing.
The 2002 closure of the former International Truck
and Engine Corporation Lagonda Assembly Plant
resulted in a $2 million decrease in local income tax
revenues. The neighborhood surrounding the cleanup
site is one of Springfield's most distressed areas, where
more than 75 percent of residents earn low or moder-
ate incomes, and the area unemployment rate is 7.5
percent. Site cleanup will make the property available
for use as a new industrial park, which will bring an
estimated 250 new jobs to the area. Brownfields
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Springfield for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up contaminated
soil and groundwater at the 65-acre former
International Truck and Engine Corporation
Lagonda Assembly Plant site at 2069 Lagonda
Avenue. The site, originally developed in 1880,
was used for farm equipment manufacturing,
foundry activities, woodworking, and parts
painting. Grant funds also will be used to support
community involvement activities.
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: City of Springfield, OH
937-324-7305
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
cleanup and redevelopment is expected to significantly
increase the local tax base that, in turn, will benefit the
city school system. Redevelopment plans include
natural landscaping around Buck Creek, which will
enable new recreational uses of the creek.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-166
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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