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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Southern Windsor
County Regional
Planning
Commission, VT
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 Southern Windsor County Regional Planning
Commission was selected to receive two brownfields
assessment grants. Located in southeastern Vermont,
the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning
Commission serves 10 small towns (combined popula-
tion 25,105) in Windsor County. Towns in the region
were built in the early 20th Century around the ma-
chine tool industry. The industry peaked during World
War II and then went into a gradual decline. Between
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Southern Windsor County
Regional Planning Commission for two brownfields
assessment grants. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to prioritize sites and prepare up
to three Phase I and three Phase II environmental
site assessments. Petroleum grant funds will be
used to prioritize sites and prepare up to four Phase
I and four Phase II environmental site assess-
ments. Grant funds also will be used to conduct
community outreach 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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1424
http://www.epa.gov/regionl/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Southern Windsor County
Regional Planning Commission, VT
802-674-9201
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.
1980 and 2000, most companies relocated or
downsized dramatically, and the county lost about 43
percent of its manufacturing jobs. A decline in popula-
tion, wages, and employment followed. Many large
manufacturing plants were closed, leaving over one
million square feet of vacant space. Many of these
now vacant or underused industrial properties are
located in town centers. In the Town of Windsor
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-039
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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alone, over 40 acres of the former downtown indus-
trial area is comprised of brownfields. Assessment of
sites in Southern Windsor County is expected to
encourage new business and industrial growth in the
area.
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