I JBt? | Brownfields 2004 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet VTy Cookeville, TN 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 Cookeville was selected to receive a brownfields assessment grant. Cookeville (population 26,000) is located in Putnam County along U.S. Highway 70. The two auto salvage yards targeted for assessment occupy a total of 55 acres on either side of the highway in census tracts with poverty rates of over 33 percent, the highest in the county. More than 50 percent of the city's minority population lives in the neighborhoods adjacent to the salvage yards. Redevelopment of the yards is expected to bring affordable housing and commercial development to the area, raising the standard of living for community residents by promoting home ownership and creating new jobs. Assessment Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Cookeville for a brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be used to conduct a city-wide inventory of potential brownfields, perform Phase I and Phase II assessments and remediation planning at two automobile salvage facilities, conduct community outreach, and prepare an economic development study. 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 4 Brownfields Team (404) 562-8792 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region4/was te/bf) Grant Recipient: City of Cookeville,TN (931) 520-5226 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 c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 560-F-04-035 Protection Agency Response (5105T) June 2004 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- |