\   Brownfields 2004 Assessment and Revolving
              Loan Fund Grant  Fact Sheet
              Madison,  Wl
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 Town of Madison was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant and a revolving loan fund
grant. Madison is a community of 6,975 in Dane
County, Wisconsin. The town has targeted an area in
south Madison for redevelopment.  The median per
capita income  in this area is $10,699. Most low-income
housing in Madison was built in this area.  Some of the
low-income neighborhoods were separated from the
others when two major highways were built through the
community. The cut-off area is now home to a
significant population of foreign-born persons (18
percent), many of whom face significant challenges
because of their lack of proficiency in English and lack
of familial support. This area also has a very high crime
rate, which is 82.2 percent higher than the national
crime rate. A portion of a 62-acre site, formerly
occupied by two landfills, has already been redeveloped
as a technology campus. The developer has retained the
option to buy the remaining parcels and add them to the
technology park; however, no environmental
assessments have been performed on  the properties to
date. Because the target sites were used as landfills, and
have known environmental  contamination, the
developer will require extensive environmental testing
in order to purchase the parcels. The assessment grant
                  Assessment Grant

                  $200,000 for hazardous substances
                  EPA has selected the Town of Madison to receive a
                  brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
                  used to perform Phase I and II assessments on
                  portions of a 62-acre brownfields site in the southern
                  portion of the town. Grant funds will also be used to
                  hold public involvement meetings.

                  Revolving Loan Fund Grant

                  $1,000,000 for hazardous substances
                  EPA has selected the Town of Madison to receive a
                  brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
                  will be used to provide loans or subgrants for at least
                  two brownfields projects. Both projects are located
                  in the southern portion of the town. Grant funds will
                  also be used to conduct community health
                  monitoring and community involvement 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:  Town of Madison, WI
                  Town of Madison
                  (608)210-7260

                  Town of Madison Council Chairman
                  (608)210-7260

                  The information presented in this fact sheet comes
                  from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
                  accuracy of this information. The cooperative
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
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will provide money to perform environmental
investigations at the target sites in preparation for their
expected purchase and reuse. At least two primary
borrowers or subgrantees for revolving loan funds have
already been identified. Both parties plan to use the
funds to remediate parcels in south Madison, an area
that is extremely distressed. The town hopes that
redevelopment in this area would bring greater
opportunities for the people living in south Madison.
                    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)
EPA 560-F-04-076
         Jun 04

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