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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Hillsborough, NH
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 Town of Hillsborough was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hillsborough (population
5,402) is a small rural community in southwestern
New Hampshire. The town developed as a dense urban
village around the industrial sites built along the
Contoocook River in the 19th Century. The legacy of
the town's industrial history has left several underused
or abandoned properties in the downtown area. The
town's former textile mills and related facilities, which
once lined the river banks, continue to release con-
taminants even though the mill operations have long
since closed. More than 44 percent of residents have
low-to-moderate incomes. Cleanup of the Woods
Woolen Mill property will remove blight and the
significant health hazards associated with the site. The
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Town of Hillsborough for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to clean up the 2.6-acre former Woods
Woolen Mill property at 23-25 Mill Street.
Contaminants of concern include heavy metals
and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Funds
also will be used to conduct community involve-
ment 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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1424
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Town of Hillsborough, NH
603-464-5378, ext. 227
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.
town plans to create a park that will provide much-
needed access to the river and an existing rail trail.
The additional space will serve as a hub for recre-
ational activity in the heart of downtown and spur
economic development.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-07-073
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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