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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Redevelopment
Authority of the City
of Milwaukee, Wl
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 Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwau-
kee was selected to receive a brownfields revolving
loan fund grant. Located in eastern Wisconsin along
Lake Michigan, Milwaukee (population 596,974) is a
federally designated Renewal Community. The city
was built on a foundation of industrial activity that
historically has been dominated by machine tool
manufacturers, tanneries, and foundries. Many of these
facilities have now closed or moved from the city,
leaving behind 165 tax-delinquent properties.
Brownfields efforts will focus on the Menomonee
Revolving Loan Fund
Grant
$1,000,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Milwaukee for a brownfields revolv-
ing loan fund grant. The grant will be used to
capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwau-
kee will provide loans and subgrants to support
cleanup activities for sites contaminated with
hazardous substances, especially in the
Menomonee River Valley and the 30th Street
Industrial Corridor. Grant funds will be used to
oversee cleanups and conduct community out-
reach 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: Redevelopment Authority of the
City of Milwaukee, WI
414-286-8268
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.
River Valley area and the 30th Street Industrial Corri-
dor. Neighborhoods in the Valley have the highest
population density and lowest incomes in the state.
The unemployment rate is 13 percent, and 39 percent
of residents live below the poverty level. Ninety-seven
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-111
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www.epa.gov/brownfields
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percent of residents in the Corridor are minorities. The
unemployment rate is 19 percent, and 34 percent of
residents live below the poverty level. When
brownfields are cleaned up, they will be redeveloped
for mixed-use buildings, affordable housing, and
greenspace. Brownfields redevelopment will create
living-wage jobs, generate increased tax revenues, and
reduce the potential threats of exposure to contami-
nants.
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