I jBt; | Brownfields 2004 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Dickinson, ND
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 Dickinson was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Dickinson, a rural city of
16,010 residents, is within a USDA Rural Economic Area
Partnership Zone. Like other communities in
southwestern North Dakota, Dickinson has experienced
out-migration in recent years due to under-employment
and aging of its population. Falling farm prices and
drought also have affected the local economy.
Redevelopment plans include restoration of the building
for use as office space and residential condominiums.
Cleanup of the building will restore a prominent historic
site that was once the town's social center, eliminate the
threat of environmental contaminants to city residents,
and provide a resurgence of community pride. It also will
stimulate additional development in the downtown area,
create jobs, and generate local tax revenue.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Dickinson for a
brownfields cleanup grant. The grant will be used
to clean up asbestos, lead paint, and black mold
contamination in the historic Dickinson Elks
Building. The grant also will be used for
community involvement, health monitoring, and
removal of other environmental contaminants.
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 8 Brownfields Team
(303)312-7074
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region8/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: City of Dickinson,ND
(701)456-7744
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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Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	June 2004
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