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Shelton, CT
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 Shelton was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Shelton (population 38,000)
is part of the Naugatuck Valley Community, which has
seen its poverty rate grow by 30 percent over the past 15
years and experienced a rapid increase in minority and
immigrant populations. Over the last three years, the
unemployment rate in the valley has more than doubled.
In 1975, arson in the target area of downtown Shelton
wiped out nearly 2,400 jobs, crippling the local and
regional economy for years. The city's brownfields
redevelopment efforts hope to eliminate blight, generate
new investment and jobs, create new public spaces, and
retain historically significant properties. Cleanup of the
Shelton Farm and Public Market site will reduce threats
to human health in the area, help prevent contaminants
from migrating into groundwater, and facilitate
redevelopment of the site into a multi-use staging area
for local and regional farmers. This redevelopment also
is expected to provide employment opportunities for
individuals of low-to-moderate income.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Shelton for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Funds for the Shelton
Farm and Public Market site will be used to conduct
community outreach, remediation planning,
excavation and disposal of contaminated soil, and
placement of a cap on the site. The site was once
occupied by a canal, filled with ash and soil in the
1940s, and later used as a parking lot.
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: City of Shelton, CT
Shelton Economic Development Corporation
(203) 924-2521
Shelton Economic Development Corporation
(203) 924-2521
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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