^ Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Dover-Foxcroft, ME
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. In
2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help
states and communities around the country cleanup and
revitalize brownfields sites. 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 Town of Dover-Foxcroft was selected to receive
three brownfields cleanup grants. Dover-Foxcroft
(population 4,211) was the epicenter of Maine"s textile
and wood products industries from the 1800s to the
early 1900s. The remains of a once rich industrial
heritage are now a collection of abandoned, mothballed,
or condemned properties throughout the town. There
are at least 16 brownfields covering approximately 80
acres, including former mills, gravel pits, and scrap
yards. Most of the area is served by private water wells,
many of which may be contaminated by brownfields.
Dover-Foxcroft has experienced a prolonged economic
decline. Municipal budgets are not growing, and there
is no discretionary funding available for cleanups. The
town"s unemployment and poverty rates are higher than
the state and national averages, and its median
household income is lower. When the target sites are
cleaned up, the town intends to reuse them as
greenspace, mixed-use commercial redevelopment,
apartments, or condominiums. Cleanup and
redevelopment are expected to preserve public access to
the Piscataquis River, spur further redevelopment, and
increase property values.
Cleanup Grants $600,000 for hazardous
substances
EPA has selected the Town of Dover-Foxcroft for
three brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up
sludge pits 1-9 on two separate sites, and the Lagoon
Parcel at the former Maine Leathers Tannery site at
117 Vaughn Road. The 42-acre site operated as a
woolen mill from 1829 to 1953, and then as a
tannery until 1975. All parcels are contaminated
with metals, volatile organic compounds, and
pesticides. Grant funds also will be used to conduct
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 1 Brownfields Team
(617)918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/region 1 /brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Town of Dover-Foxcroft,ME
(800)539-0332
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)
EPA 560-F-10-020
Apr 10
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