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EPA awards $1 million to the City of Monte Vista for cleanup and redevelopment
projects
Brownfields grant funding to the City of Monte Vista aimed to address property
contamination, spur economic revitalization, and redevelop historic buildings
Contacts
City of Monte Vista: DJ Enderle, 719-852-8288,
MONTE VISTA, Colo. (May 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced the City of Monte Vista will receive $1 million in
Brownfields grant funding to support contaminant cleanup, environmental
assessments and redevelopment of critical properties in Monte Vista,
Colorado.
These investments are part the agency’s Brownfields Multipurpose,
Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grant Programs.
“The City of Monte Vista is taking a strategic approach to cleaning up and
revitalizing properties along its Main Street Corridor,” said EPA Regional
Administrator KC Becker. ““EPA is proud to be supporting projects that
will protect the health of residents and bring new redevelopment opportunities
to the community.”
“In the wealthiest nation in the world, every family should be able to live
in a clean environment,” said Senator Michael Bennet. “This funding will
rightfully support Colorado communities disproportionately affected by
contamination. These grants will help Colorado communities safely clean up
polluted sites, protect their health, and rebuild in a way that creates jobs
and economic opportunity.”
The city identified Monte Vista City Hall as the project’s first priority
cleanup site. The historic building is currently being used by City Government
and the Police Department, but formerly functioned as a hospital after being
built in 1932. Grant funding at the City Hall site is aimed to address cracked
stucco, leaking single-pane windows, lead paint, and floor and ceiling tiles
that are likely composed of asbestos-containing materials (ACM). Additionally,
impacts from historical heating oil tanks, old x-ray equipment, and other
hospital-related historical impacts will also require assessment.
The second priority site identified in the plan is an abandoned building along
the Main Street Corridor. The 3,120-square foot commercial property was
originally built in in the 1920s and was most recently remodeled and developed
into a restaurant. Unfortunately, because of the extensive costs to revitalize
the space, developers have found that it is too cost prohibitive of a project
to take on. EPA funding will be used for assessment and cleanup of asbestos
containing materials, lead-based paint, and mold for future redevelopment of
the building.
“The grant funding will be a catalyst for revitalization and spur
redevelopment in our main commercial area,” said Monte Vista Mayor Dale
Becker. “We will be thrilled to work with the contractor and our
stakeholders to make these properties healthy and usable once again.”
State Funding Breakdown:
Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grant Program
Selection
The City of Monte Vista is among six organizations in Colorado have been
selected to receive EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose,
Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grant Programs. Additional grantees announced
today include:
The City of Greeley, Colorado has been selected to receive $500,000.
The City of Northglenn, Colorado has been selected to receive $2,750,000.
The Town of Kersey, Colorado has been selected to receive $1,132,899.
Metro West Housing Solutions, (Lakewood) Colorado has been selected to receive
$500,000.
The City of Pueblo has been selected to receive $1,000,000.
Additional Background:
EPA’s Brownfields Program advances President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative
which set a goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal
investments flow to communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and
overburdened by pollution. Approximately 86% of the MAC and RLF Supplemental
program applications selected to receive funding proposed to work in areas
that include overburdened communities.”
EPA’s Brownfields Program began in 1995 and has provided nearly $2.7 billion
in Brownfield Grants to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return
blighted properties to productive reuse. Prior to the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law, this program made approximately $60 million available each
year. Thanks to the President’s historic investments in America through the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA has now increased that yearly investment
nearly 400 percent.
To see the list of the FY 2024 Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup applicants
selected for funding visit EPA’s FY 2024 Multipurpose, Assessment and
Cleanup Applicants webpage.
For more information on EPA’s Brownfields Program visit EPA’s Brownfields
webpage.
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