Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet ™ Trenton, NJ 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 Trenton was selected to receive three brownfields cleanup grants. Trenton (population 80,144) has a rich industrial heritage that has left a legacy of abandoned buildings on contaminated property surrounded by densely populated, low-income neighborhoods. There are at least 150 brownfields in the city that blight neighborhoods, threaten waterways, and pose health threats to residents. Trenton is one of the most disadvantaged cities in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. Approximately 21 percent of residents live below the poverty level, and 67 percent of residents are minorities. When the Anthony Storcella property is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it as a farmers market that is expected to bring jobs and fresh produce to the neighborhood and encourage investment. When the Greg Grant site is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it with 20 new units of affordable housing. When the former gas station is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it as housing by Habitat for Humanity. Cleanup and redevelopment of these sites are expected to provide jobs, create momentum for sustainable growth, and increase investment in the neighborhood. Cleanup Grants $400,000 for hazardous substances $100,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the City of Trenton for three brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Anthony Storcella property at 21 Nottingham Way and the Greg Grant site at 927-939 East State Street and Freeman Lane. The Anthony Storcella site was formerly used for textile and rubber manufacturing, coal distribution, and machine shop activities, and is contaminated with PCBs and metals. The Greg Grant site was formerly an automobile storage garage, laundry, and dry cleaning facility, and is contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and metals. Grant funds at both sites will be used to implement institutional controls. Petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up a former gasoline station at 678 North Clinton Avenue, which was built in 1930. It is contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. Petroleum grant funds also will be used to remove four underground storage tanks. 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 2 Brownfields Team (212) 637-3260 EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields) Grant Recipient: City of Trenton,NJ (609) 989-3509 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 560-F-10-042 April 2010 ------- 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-10-042 April 2010 ------- |