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Environmental News
Contact: Martin Kessler(913) 551-7003
kessler.martin@epa.gov
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY
October 1, 2004
EPA ADMINISTRATOR MIKE LEAVITT TO PRESENT $300,000 BROWNFIELDS
GRANT TO CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
What: EPA has selected the City of Springfield for a $300,000 brownfields assessment grant, which EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt will present to Mayor Tom Carlson at an October 4 ceremony. Hazardous substances grant funds ($150,000) and petroleum grant funds ($150,000) will both be used to conduct environmental assessments on properties in the city’s former industrial corridor, associated with their acquisition for the Jordan Valley Park project.
Who: Administrator Leavitt will be joined by Mayor Carlson, EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford, and other dignitaries. Mayor Carlson will host the event.
| When: | Monday, October 4, 6:00 p.m. |
| Where: | East Plaza of Jordan Valley Park Site tour: A brief tour of the Jordan Valley Park project’s NHL-regulation ice rink will immediately follow the presentation. |
