Brownfields 2011  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
               Arlin9ton, IA
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 Arlington was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in northeast Iowa,
Arlington (population 490) is a rural community that
traditionally relied on  agriculture and farming-related
businesses to drive its economy. The targeted Arlington
School site is located along the city's gateway corridor in
a prominent location. The school was constructed in 1920
to meet the need for a centralized school for a growing
rural population and an influx of new residents. In 1985,
the school permanently closed its doors because of
increasing maintenance costs and other needed
investments. The city has  a lower per capita income and
higher poverty rate than the state. Cleanup of the target
site will reduce contamination threats and is expected to
allow the city to move forward with plans to redevelop the
site into a 4,500-square-foot community center to  provide
entertainment and a meeting place for residents.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected the City of Arlington for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up the former
                     Arlington School at 940 Liberty Street. The site
                     was constructed in 1920 and operated as a school
                     until the early 1980s. The site is contaminated
                     with inorganic materials. 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 7 Brownfields Team
                     (800) 223-0425
                     EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/region7/cle anup/brownfields
                     Grant Recipient: City of Arlington, Iowa
                     817-459-6657

                     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-128-104
       May 2011

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