] Brownfields 2011 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Brown field Redevelopment Corporation of Marshall, TX
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 Brownfield Redevelopment Corporation of Marshall
was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The
City of Marshall (population 24,091) was once the
regional center of industrial operations, including
manufacturing and railroad-related industries. Many
industrial facilities have since closed, leaving behind
contaminated sites in or near minority and low-income
areas. The target site is part of a larger 27-acre brownfield
site that borders the low-income minority neighborhood
of Sunny South. Sunny South residents often walk across
the site to access a hospital and city park area. The larger
site has been vacant for more than 20 years and severely
hinders area redevelopment plans. In Marshall, 44 percent
of residents are minorities, and 22.5 percent of individuals
live below the poverty level. Cleanup of the target site
will reduce threats to human health and support the South
Washington Redevelopment Project. Redevelopment is
expected to provide additional property for the Good
Shepherd Hospital to construct a 50,000-square-foot
professional building.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Brownfield Redevelopment
Corporation of Marshall for a brownfields cleanup
grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be
used to clean up the former Applebaum Scrap
Yard on 800 South Washington Avenue. The
three-acre site operated as a scrap yard for more
than 50 years and is contaminated with metals,
PCBs, and semi-volatile organic compounds.
Grant funds also will be used to enforce
institutional controls and 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 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6780
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region6/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: Brownfield Redevelopment
Corporation of Marshall,TX
972-672-4416
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)
EPA560-F-128-103
May 2011
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