Brownfields Area-Wide Plannini i Pilot Project Fact Sheet EPA Brownfields Program EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communi- ties, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brown- fields. A brownfield 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. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfields sites. Un- der this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants to assess and clean up brownfield sites. Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program EPA is piloting an area-wide planning approach to com- munity brownfield challenges, which recognizes that revitalization of the area surrounding the brownfield site(s) is just as critical to the successful reuse of the property as assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of an individual site. The pilot program will help further community-based partnership efforts within underserved or economically disadvantaged neighborhoods by confronting local envi- ronmental and public health challenges related to brown- fields, while creating a planning framework to advance economic development and job creation. Pilot Project Description EPA has selected the City of Goshen as a Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program recipient. The city (population 31,385) will target the 9th Street Industrial Corridor, which is 12 blocks long and contains 350 parcels. A long history of intensive manufacturing has left a legacy of contamination and abandoned, vacant, or underutilized industrial properties throughout the Corridor. There are at least 61 brownfields in the Corridor, which is surrounded by residential areas and several schools. The target area is economically disadvantaged and traditionally underserved. The city's Comprehensive Plan and Community Vision Goshen, IN Pilot Program Description EPA is awarding approximately $4 million in total across 23 recipients. Recipients will each receive up to approximately $175,000 in EPA cooper- ative agreement and/or direct technical assistance. Assistance will help recipi- ents initiate development of an area- wide plan and identify next steps and resources needed to implement the plan. Contacts For additional information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.aov/brownfieldsy EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (202) 566-0633 Assistance Recipient: City of Goshen, IN (574) 534-1811 The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the project proposal; EPA cannot attest to the ac- curacy of this information. The cooperative agreement and/or direct technical assistance have not yet been negotiated. Activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. 2004-2013 identified the Corridor as a redevelopment area in 2004, and the Goshen Redevelopment Commission has continued planning for the area. The area-wide plan will advance critical redevelopment and brownfield reuse efforts, identify cleanup goals, and evaluate infrastructure conditions. Development of the plan will facilitate commu- nity involvement in site reuse planning and encourage the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of the Corridor for modern manufacturing and industrial reuse and genera- tion of employment opportunities. Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA560-F-10-003G October 2010 www.epa.gov/brownfields ------- |