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 Brownfields 2007

  Grant Fact Sheet

        Kitsap County

         Consolidated

    Housing Authority,

                  WA

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 Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority
was selected to receive a cleanup grant. Kitsap County
(population 260,000) is located south of Seattle across
Puget Sound. The targeted former Port Orchard Fire
Department is located in the City of Port Orchard
(population 8,060). An average of 18 percent of Port
Orchard residents live below the poverty level. In the
areas around the site, the average is greater than 35
 Cleanup Grant
 $173,104 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the Kitsap County Consolidated
 Housing Authority for a brownfields cleanup
 grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up the
 former Port Orchard Fire Department site at 920
 Mitchell Avenue. The site is contaminated with
 metals and co-mingled petroleum products. The
 site has been used for storage of street mainte-
 nance equipment and supplies and as a fire depart-
 ment garage.
 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 10 Brownfields Team
 206-553-7299
 http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/bf
 Grant Recipient: Kitsap County Consolidated
 Housing Authority, WA
 360-535-6138
 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.
percent. The site has been a deterrent to development
as well as a risk to nearby residents. After the site is
cleaned up, the Housing Authority plans to build a 42-
unit housing complex on the property for low-income
seniors. The planned housing complex will provide
affordable housing options for an aging population,
enhance public access to transportation, and spur
revitalization efforts in the affected community.
                                                Solid Waste and
                                                Emergency Response
                                                (5105T)
                        EPA 560-F-07-091
                        May 2007
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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