&EPA
FORMER WILSON  PACKING  PLANT
                                                                                          EPA-560-F-10-228
                                                                                                 June 2010
                                        Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
                                                             128(a) State and Tribal Grant
       An Omaha  Community Builds Salvation on a Former Brownfield
    ADDRESS:

    PROPERTY SIZE:
    FORMER USE:
    CURRENT USE:
27th Street, "W" Street and 30th Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68107
16 acres
Auto auction facility, salvage yard and meat packing plant
Salvation Army Omaha Ray and Joan Kroc Corps
Community Center
    EPA GRANT RECIPIENT:
    The Nebraska Department of Environmental
    Quality (NDEQ) utilized $3 1,299 in EPA
    Brownfields Section I28(a) State & Tribal funding.
                       PROJECT PARTNERS:
                       City of Omaha, HDR, Inc.,
                       Omaha Nebraska Salvation
                       Army, Heritage Services
                                                                                NEBRASKA
                     Omaha
For additional data and geographic information for this and
other Brownfields Grants, please visit EPA's Cleanups in
My Community - http://iaspub.epa.gov/Cleanups/
   PROJECT BACKGROUND:

   The Former Wilson Packing Plant property consists of three-square city blocks historically used as an auto
   auction facility, a salvage yard and a meat packing plant. A Phase I environmental investigation revealed the
   presence of solvents, refrigerants, metals and petroleum products in the soil and ground water, but the extent
   of contamination was unknown. In May 2006, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ)
   conducted a Phase II environmental investigation of the  property using $31,299 in EPA Brownfields Section
   I28(a) State & Tribal funding revealing possible soil contamination. Additional soil sampling funded by Heritage
   Services concluded that cleanup of the property was not required.

   KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

   •  Phase II environmental investigations removed key barriers
      impeding the reuse of the property.

   •  Leveraged $60 million to construct and endow the Salvation Army
      Omaha Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center.

   •  Built in an under-served part of the city, the Center now serves as a
      community node and central gathering place.

   OUTCOME:
                                                Award-winning design of the Salvation Army Omaha Ray
                                                  and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center courtesy of
                                                           HDR Architecture.
   On March 20, 2007, The Salvation Army awarded $60 million of its $l .6 billion estate gift from philanthropist,
   Joan B. Kroc, to the City of Omaha to build and endow The Salvation Army Omaha Ray and Joan Kroc Corps
   Community Center on the property. Having opened its doors on November  16, 2009, the Community
   Center benefits a traditionally under-served part of the city where individuals, seniors and families now have
   access to educational, recreational, and arts programs. Community Center activities include aquatics, an
   outdoor "festival plaza" for hosting neighborhood events, outdoor soccer fields, a fitness center, and learning/
   educational facilities.
  FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the EPA Brownfields Web site at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/ or call EPA Region 7 at (913) 551 -7003

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