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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

       Painesville,  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 this 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. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The City of Painesville was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Located between
Cleveland and Ashtabula, Painesville (population
17,789) was established in 1805 and grew quickly. The
growth was fueled by two railroad lines that ran
through the city and turned Painesville into an eco-
nomic center. Today, the city contains at least 15 idle
brownfields that encompass almost 60 acres of land
and are the remains of a once thriving industrial
community. Brownfields located along the Grand River
corridor have degraded the quality of the river and its
aquatic life. Floods that devastated the city in 2006
contributed to environmental concerns. Painesville
anticipates another setback when a local hospital will
close in 2009, taking 1,076 jobs out of the city and
leaving behind a large, vacant building. Sixteen percent
 Assessment Grant
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the City of Painesville for a
 brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub-
 stances grant funds will be used to conduct three to
 five Phase I and two to four Phase II environmen-
 tal site assessments and 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 Painesville, OH
 440-392-5795

 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.
of city residents live below the poverty level, and the
per capita income is $15,391. Brownfields assess-
ments are expected to clarify potential environmental
issues at sites and catalyze redevelopment.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-08-139
                        April 2008
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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