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/ Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire,
Great Barrington, MA
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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed
into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
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 Community Development Corporation of South
Berkshire was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup
grant. Located along the Housatonic River in southern
Berkshire County, the Town of Great Barrington
(population 7,527) has an immediate need for
affordable housing. A demand for second homes in the
area has made housing unaffordable for many
year-round residents who live and work in the
community. The average sales price of a house in
southern Berkshire County has more than doubled in
six years to $481,330 in 2006. Median household and
family incomes in Great Barrington and Berkshire
County are lower than in the rest of Massachusetts.
MassDevelopment, the state economic development
agency, has designated the cleanup site as one of five
priority brownfield sites in the state. Once cleanup is
complete, the site will be redeveloped with affordable
housing units. Brownfields redevelopment will create
new jobs and increase public access to the Housatonic
River, an important natural and recreational asset for
the Town of Great Barrington.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Community Development
Corporation of South Berkshire for a brownfields
cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will
be used to clean up the eight-acre New England Log
Home site located at 100 Bridge Street in the Town
of Great Barrington. Contamination includes dioxins,
heavy metals, and polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons. The site was first used as a textile mill
in 1894 and manufactured log home components
from 1971-1993.
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) 918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/region 1 /brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Community Development
Corporation of South Berkshire,MA
(413) 528-7788
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.
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