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EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Announces $1 Million Grant to Clean up Contaminated Land, Support BeltLine in Atlanta

Redevelopment of sites creates local jobs and greenspace

(ATLANTA – June 2, 2009) At a ceremony today in Atlanta, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced a $1 million grant to the City of Atlanta to clean up sites known as brownfields along the Atlanta BeltLine and other redevelopment corridors. The funds will be used to cleanup 10-15 local sites, contaminated by hazardous chemicals or pollutants, which will be restored to help fuel the local economy. This move will help spur redevelopment, secure jobs and create greenspace. Full Story

 

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Photo of EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Acting Regional Administrator Stan Meiburg present a check for $1 million to Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Acting Regional Administrator Stan Meiburg present a check for $1 million to Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, City Councilmember Kwanza Hall, BeltLine President and CEO Terri Montague, and James Shelby, Commissioner of the Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo of the Historic 4th Ward brownfield site (before).

Historic 4th Ward brownfield site (before).

Photo of the Rendering of future historic 4th Ward brownfield site.

Rendering of future historic 4th Ward brownfield site.

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