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

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                                                             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

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