^ Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Goshen, IN
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 City of Goshen was selected to receive three
brownfields cleanup grants. Goshen (population 31,263)
has a long history of intensive manufacturing that has left
a legacy of contamination and abandoned and underused
industrial properties. A recent inventory has identified
more than 100 brownfields in the city. In the spring of
2009, the unemployment rate in Goshen surpassed 20
percent. The number of foreclosures has risen steadily
during the last three years, and the current economic
downturn has made it difficult for the city to maintain its
population and tax base. Approximately a third of the
city"s residents are minorities. The cleanup sites are part
of the River Race Redevelopment Area project. Cleanup
of the sites will reduce exposure to contaminants and
improve the quality of land and waterways in the area.
The goal of the project is to develop sites for mixed
residential and limited commercial use. This effort is part
of a master plan for the River Race area that is expected
to result in at least $20 million of private investment and
an expanded tax base.
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Goshen for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the 2.6-acre
former Northern Indiana Public Service
Corporation site at 315 West Washington Street.
The site has been home to various electric power
companies since the late 1800s, and is
contaminated with heavy metals, volatile organic
compounds, and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be used to
clean up the three sites at 212 West Madison Street
and 211 West Monroe Street that make up the
central portion of the River Race Redevelopment
Area. Since the late 1800s, this 1.7-acre portion
has been used as a blacksmith shop, automotive
shop, and steam laundry. It is contaminated with
heavy metals. Grant funds also will be used to
clean up the 2.5-acre West Subparcel of the former
Jack Wait property at 214 West Jefferson Street.
From the 1880s to the beginning of the 21st
century, the site was used for furniture and metal
cabinet production, and hardware and electric
products manufacturing. The site is contaminated
with heavy metals and volatile organic
compounds. Grant funds also will 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/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: City of Goshen,IN
574-534-1811
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-10-094
April 2010
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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-10-094
April 2010
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