^    Brownfields 2012 Cleanup Grant  Fact Sheet
               Old Town, ME
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.

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 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1429
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/)

Grant Recipient: City of Old Town, ME

Cleanup Grant:
207-827-3965

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.
                     Cleanup Grants

                     $600,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected the City of Old Town for three
                     brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up three parcels
                     on the former Old Town Canoe Site, Lot 1 at 35
                     Middle Street, Lot IB at 35 Middle Street, and
                     Lot 11 at 211 Main Street. A variety of buildings,
                     including a shoe factory, coal storage yard, school,
                     and church were built on this downtown site
                     beginning in the 1850s. Between 1902 and 2009,
                     the 5.5-acre site operated as a canoe, kayak,
                     paddle, and miscellaneous watercraft
                     manufacturing facility. Contaminants of concern
                     include inorganic substances and other hazardous
                     materials related to historical construction and
                     manufacturing practices. Grant funds also will be
                     used to conduct community outreach activities.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-12-155
      May 2012

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