Brownfields 2004 Grant Fact Sheet

Glen Cove Community Development Agency, NY

EPA BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic development 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, the President 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.

CLEANUP GRANTS

$400,000 for hazardous substances

EPA has selected the Glen Cove Community Development Agency for two brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be used to clean up hazardous substances contamination at the Doxey and Gladsky Marine sites, two adjacent properties along Garvies Point Road. Assessments indicate the presence of chemical contamination at the Doxey site, a former fuel storage facility and salvage business. Assessments conducted at the Gladsky Marine site, a marine repair and salvage operation, indicate the presence of metals and semi-volatile organic compounds in the soil, and volatile organic compounds in the groundwater.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

The Glen Cove Community Development Agency was selected to receive two brownfields cleanup grants. Glen Cove (population 26,622) is located on the coast of Long Island. Almost seven percent of the city's families and nine percent of its individuals live below the poverty level. The average per capita income is below the limit for HUD Section 8 housing assistance. The cleanup projects are part of a larger plan to revitalize the waterfront district of Glen Cove, an industrial neighborhood that once was home to some of the largest employers in the area. The redevelopment plans include a hotel conference center, retail shops, restaurants, cultural attractions, housing, and a public pedestrian and bicycle esplanade. Redevelopment will not only clean up polluted properties that pose a public health threat, but also will be an important generator of local tax revenues and jobs.

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 at: www.epa.gov/brownfields.

EPA Region 2 Brownfields Team
212-637-4314
http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/brownfields/

Grant Recipient: Glen Cove Community Development Agency, NY
516-676-1625

The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.