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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Salem, OR
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
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 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Salem was selected for a brownfields
cleanup grant. The target site is in the North Gateway
Urban Renewal Area, a low-income area where the
population is 25 percent Hispanic. Restoring the
Cradle Property, coupled with a multimillion-dollar
street scape improvement, is anticipated to spur
revitalization of the site and surrounding district. Once
redeveloped, the site has the potential to provide more
than 20 new jobs as well as housing units above street-
level retail and neighborhood services. The redevelop-
ment would increase local property values for nearby
businesses and add to the city's tax base.
Cleanup Grant
$132,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Salem for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum funds will
be used for cleanup of the Cradle Property, a
blighted and contaminated former gas station that
has been vacant for many years. Grant funds will
be used for cleanup activities, including the
excavation of contaminated soils and treatment
of residual groundwater contamination.
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 10 Brownfields Team
206-553-2100
www.epa.gov/rlOearth, click on "Superfund",
scroll down and click on "Brownfields"
Grant Recipient: City of Salem, OR
503-588-6173
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the City
of Salem has not received brownfields grant funding.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA500-F-03-178
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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