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EPA Region 7 to Present City of Eldora, Iowa, with $400K Check for Brownfields
Grant
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 14, 2023) – On Thursday, June 15, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $400,000 ceremonial check to
the City of Eldora, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the Eldora City
Council Chambers.
EPA selected the City of Eldora for a Brownfields Assessment Grant.
Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct 10 Phase I and six Phase II
environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop an
inventory of brownfield sites, prepare two cleanup plans, and conduct five
public meetings.
The target area for this grant is the City of Eldora. Priority sites include a
vacant and blighted building that was formerly an apparel manufacturer; a
vacant and derelict building that was formerly a parts supplier; and a
686-square-foot brick building built in 1925 that has been vacant since 2019.
These investments are part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
to grow the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from
rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in
private-sector manufacturing and clean-energy investments in the United
States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good-paying
jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy
economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more
resilient.
“EPA is proud to partner with the City of Eldora,” said EPA Region 7 Land,
Chemical, and Redevelopment Division Director Jeff Robichaud. “This
assessment grant is the first step in creating a cleaner, more vibrant
community for the citizens of Eldora.”
“This Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency will be life-changing for Eldora, said Eldora
City Administrator Aaron Budweg. “This grant will help our small rural
community address brownfield sites, while we do the necessary planning that
will help us build a resilient community.”
WHO:
EPA Region 7 Land, Chemical, and Redevelopment Division Director Jeff
Robichaud
Eldora Mayor David Dunn
Eldora City Administrator Aaron Budweg   
WHAT: Brownfields grant ceremonial check presentation to the City of Eldora,
Iowa 
WHEN: Thursday, June 15, at 2 p.m. CDT 
WHERE: Eldora City Council Chambers, 1442 Washington St., Eldora, Iowa
Background
EPA has selected these organizations to receive funding to address and support
the reuse of brownfield sites. EPA anticipates making all the awards recently
announced, once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
EPA’s Brownfields Program began in 1995 and has provided nearly $2.37
billion in Brownfields Grants to assess and clean up contaminated properties
and return blighted properties to productive reuse. EPA’s investments in
addressing brownfield sites have leveraged over $36 billion in cleanup and
redevelopment. Over the years, the relatively small investment of federal
funding has leveraged nearly 260,000 jobs from both public and private
sources. Communities that previously received Brownfields Grants used these
resources to fund assessments and cleanups of brownfields, and successfully
leveraged an average of 10.6 jobs per $100,000 of EPA Brownfield Grant funds
spent and $19.78 for every dollar.
The next National Brownfields Training Conference will be held on Aug. 8-11,
2023, in Detroit. Offered every two years, this conference is the largest
gathering of stakeholders focused on cleaning up and reusing former commercial
and industrial properties. EPA co-sponsors this event with the International
City/County Management Association (ICMA).
Learn more about Brownfields Grants
Learn more about EPA’s Brownfields Program
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