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  Brownfields  2005

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

        Salmon Urban

  Renewal Agency,  ID


EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
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 Salmon Urban Renewal Agency was selected to
receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The City of
Salmon (population 3,122) is an economically distressed
rural community in a remote area of Lemhi County,
Idaho. Ninety-three percent of the land in the area is
federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service and
the Bureau of Land Management. Historically, the
city's economy was based on the agricultural, timber,
and mining industries. With the decline in these indus-
tries, the economy and employment in the area have
been transitioning  to service industries and tourism.
The average unemployment for Lemhi County is
significantly higher that the state average, and per
capita income is 66 percent of the national average.
  Cleanup Grant
  $113,490 for petroleum

  EPA has selected the Salmon Urban Renewal
  Agency for a brownfields cleanup grant. Grant
  funds will be used to develop a cleanup plan;
  excavate, remove, and dispose of petroleum-
  contaminated soils; and demolish an existing
  structure at the Beasley site, a former service
  station at 204 Main Street in Salmon, Idaho.
  Funding also will be used for public 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 10 Brownfields Team
  206-553-2100
  http://www.epa.gov/rlOearth, click on
  "Superfund", scroll down and click on
  "Brownfields"

  Grant Recipient: Salmon Urban Renewal Agency,
  ID
  208-756-8137

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
Tourism has become important to the city, accounting
for 20 percent of the local economy. It is projected to
grow significantly over the next few years. The
Beasley site, a former gas station on Main Street, is a
critical parcel in the city's planned Town Square Park.
The park is a key component in the revitalization of the
downtown business district. The Beasley site is the
primary entrance area to the park. Once remediated,
the site is expected to include a commercial project,
public parking, and greenspace.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-05-154
                        May 2005
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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