) Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Wl
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 Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee
(RACM) was selected to receive three brownfields
cleanup grants. Milwaukee (population 604,477) was built
on a foundation of robust industrial activity dominated by
die cast companies, machine tool manufacturers, and
foundries. During the past three decades, the decline in the
city"s traditional manufacturing base has left numerous
vacant and underused brownfields. RACM has
documented approximately 300 acres of brownfields,
including 130 tax-delinquent properties. The city
experienced a 97 percent increase in foreclosures between
2008 and 2009. The increased foreclosure rate and the
stressed housing market have caused budget constraints
for the city. The three targeted cleanup sites are in
distressed neighborhoods, where from 46 to 97 percent of
residents are minorities and at least 40 percent of
residents live below the poverty level. Once the 21st and
Garfield site is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it
with 23 affordable homes as part of the Legacy
Development project. When the 30th and North site is
cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it with a
retail/mixed-use storefront and a light or commercial
industrial facility. Once the North Edison Street site is
cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it with an
eight-story mixed-use building, greenspace, and a
riverwalk segment. Cleanup and redevelopment of these
Cleanup Grants $600,000 for hazardous
substances
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Milwaukee for three brownfields
cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds
will be used to clean up the 21st and Garfield site
at 2239 North 21st Street, 2235 West North
Avenue, and 2102 West Garfield Avenue. The site
has housed a bakery, roofing company, and
upholstery manufacturing site and is contaminated
with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, arsenic,
and metals. Grant funds also will be used to clean
up the two-acre 30th and North site at 3010 and
3014 West North Avenue, and 3001 West
Meinecke Avenue. The site was formerly an auto
repair company, engineering company, and
foundry, and is contaminated with volatile organic
compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Grant funds also will be used to clean up the
half-acre 1027 North Edison Street site, which is
contaminated with polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons. It was formerly used as a coal
storage operation, materials yard, and parking lot.
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: Redevelopment Authority of the
City of Milwaukee,WI
(414)286-8268
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA560-F-10-130
April 2010
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sites are expected to increase the tax base, remove blight,
and create jobs.
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-10-130
April 2010
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