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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

           Trenton,  NJ


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 City of Trenton was selected to receive a brown-
fields cleanup grant. Located in west-central New
Jersey, the City of Trenton (population 85,403) is the
state capital  and located in one of the wealthiest
counties in the nation. Today,  Trenton is one of the
poorest cities in the state, with 21.1 percent of the
city's population living below the poverty level.
Approximately 72 percent of the city's residents are
minorities. The discrepancy between the county's
affluence and the city's poverty represents a chronic
problem but emphasizes Trenton's  potential for
revitalization. The target area  has a poverty rate of
35.6 percent and 78.1 percent of residents are minori-
ties. Brownfields redevelopment is expected to be a
keystone for community improvement by allowing the
relocation of existing basketball courts that have
  Cleanup Grant
  $200,000 for hazardous substances
  EPA has selected the City of Trenton for a
  brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
  used to remove contaminated soil and construct a
  soil cap at the 1.45-acre Thropp Site at 960 East
  State Street, which is contaminated with PCBs
  and metals from historic manufacturing uses of
  the site. Grant funds also will be used to complete
  cleanup reporting requirements and conduct
  community outreach activities. The city plans to
  redevelop the former metal fabrication facility
  and adjacent parcels for use as basketball courts.
  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 2 Brownfields Team
  212-637-4314
  http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/
  brownfields/

  Grant Recipient: City of Trenton, NJ
  609-989-3509

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been  negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
attracted illicit activities and detracted from community
safety. Once the target site is cleaned up and the basket-
ball courts relocated, the city will be able to construct
affordable housing at the original location of the courts.
Brownfields redevelopment also will generate revenues,
remove threats to human health, and eliminate blight.
                                                   Solid Waste and
                                                   Emergency Response
                                                   (5105T)
                          EPA 560-F-06-036
                          May 2006
                          www.epa.gov/brownfields

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