^    Brownfields 2004 Cleanup Grant Fact  Sheet
                          IL
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 Canton was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Located in Fulton County,
Canton has  15,288 residents.  International Harvester
closed its doors in 1983 after 65 years in Canton,
eliminating 3,000 jobs, which constituted almost 20
percent of employment in the community at that time.
The site had originally been used in the 1840s as a farm
implements manufacturing plant. Approximately 4,132
people now live in the site area, which has a higher
poverty rate and lower per capita income than the rest
of the city. The city has taken possession of the
property and divided it into seven parcels for
redevelopment purposes. Parcel #2 is slated for
redevelopment as a cafe and collectors shop, and Parcel
#3 will be developed into open space  and an
agricultural heritage museum. This redevelopment will
enable a developer to solidify plans and begin
construction of a 64-unit, assisted-living facility on two
of the neighboring parcels. Redevelopment will also
expand local employment opportunities, and
commercial and retail services in the downtown area.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $400,000 for hazardous substances

                   EPA has selected the City of Canton to receive two
                   brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds of $200,000
                   each will be used to conduct remedial activities at
                   two adjacent sites, Parcels #2 and #3, of the former
                   International Harvester site at 260 East Elm Street.
                   The two parcels are contaminated with arsenic, iron,
                   lead, metals, semi-volatile organic compounds, and
                   volatile organic compounds. Grant funds will also 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
                   (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: City of Canton, Illinois
                   (309) 647-1753

                   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)
EPA560-F-04-116
        Jun 04

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