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Brownfields 2003 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of North Chicago was selected to receive a
cleanup grant. The city has a total population of almost
36,000, of whom only 12,000 are local residents. The
balance are Naval personnel stationed at the Great
Lakes Training Center. Approximately 27 percent of
the community's residents live in poverty, more than 75
percent are minority, and almost 10 percent are
unemployed. Redevelopment of the properties along
Sheridan Road is an important component of a
comprehensive plan to revitalize the city's commercial
and industrial areas. It is expected that the properties
will be used for centrally located commercial services,
including retail shops, restaurants, offices, and for
recreational space. Currently, permanent and temporary
residents go elsewhere for these services. Cleanup and
revitalization of these properties is expected to improve
the quality of life for local residents by promoting job
creation and increasing the tax base.
Cleanup Grant
$160,175 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of North Chicago for a
brownfields cleanup grant. The cleanup grant will
target petroleum contamination at properties at
1801-09 and 1811 Sheridan Road. In the past, these
sites have housed a paint store, print shop,
blacksmith, electric railroad line, city hall, and fire
station. Cleanup grant funds will be used for
underground storage tank removal, removal and
disposal of contaminated soil, and follow-up soil
testing.
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
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields)
Grant Recipient: North Chicago, IL, City of
(847) 596-8670
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 negotiated.
Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA500-F-03-150
Jun 03
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