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Brownfields 2006 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Perry, 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. 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 City of Perry was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Located in central Dallas County, Perry
(population 7,633) is a small, rural, central Iowa
community that plans to focus assessment activities in the
city's northwest area. Northwest Perry is one of the oldest
and most economically depressed areas of the city and is
plagued by potential environmental concerns associated
with abandoned railroads, manufacturing operations,
salvage yards, and dump sites. Past and present industrial
uses of the target area contributed to air, soil, and
groundwater pollution. Perry has a significantly larger
proportion of minorities than the county and state,
including a large Hispanic and Latino population, many
of whom are economically disadvantaged and live near
industrial sites. The annual per capita income of the target
area is 57 percent less than the county average, and 34
percent less than the state average. Preliminary research
indicates that 24 brownfields with known environmental
conditions are located in the target area. When
brownfields are revitalized, they will be used for new
housing, employment centers, trails, and recreation areas.
Brownfields redevelopment is expected to increase
property values, encourage investment in the community,
put properties on the tax rolls, and create jobs and
greenspace.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Perry for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to perform up
to ten Phase I and up to five Phase II
environmental site assessments, and conduct
cleanup planning and 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 Perry,IA
(515) 465-2481
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)
EPA 560-F-06-156
May 2006

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