Brownfields Supplemental Assistance Fact Sheet

PILOT SNAPSHOT
	Date of Announcement: March 2000 Amount: $150,000
Target Area: City of Indianapolis, IN Profile: The Pilot will target a number of sites througout the city, where redevelopment will have the greatest positive impact on the local community.

BACKGROUND

EPA awarded the City of Indianapolis supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot. Indianapolis benefits from a wealth of energy resources in surrounding areas, including natural gas and coal. As a result, the area has seen tremendous growth in both commercial and manufacturing industries and in population over the years. Recently, citizens have been moving out of the inner city to the surrounding suburbs, and industries are relocating to follow the workforce. Many of these industries are leaving behind urban sites that are contaminated or perceived to be contaminated. It is estimated that Indianapolis contains approximately 1,000 acres of brownfields.

OBJECTIVES AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES

Indianapolis will use the supplemental assistance to continue its ongoing brownfields revitalization efforts. The fundamental mission of Indianapolis's redevelopment efforts is to revitalize brownfields properties in an economically and socially responsible manner that will enhance the quality of life within Indianapolis. To do this, the city will initiate, facilitate, assist, and encourage projects that community development organizations undertake, while concurrently working for positive change in surrounding neighborhoods. The city will also encourage private sector participation in brownfields redevelopment by providing financial incentives and assistance, technical assistance, and regulatory consultation.

To accomplish these objectives, the Pilot plans to:

• Use selection criteria to select sites, which have already been identified as having cleanup and redevelopment potential, for assessment, characterization, and investigation (the city will target sites where redevelopment will have the greatest positive impact on the local community.);

• Continue site assessments;

• Solicit community comment about sites subject to pilot assessment work;

• Continue its community outreach activities related to brownfields redevelopment;

• Leverage additional funds for acquisition, cleanup, demolition, and other brownfields redevelopment activities; and

• Work with economic development staff, community development organizations, and members of the Brownfields Redevelopment Advisory Group (BRAG) to identify potential end uses for selected sites.

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

CONTACTS

Department of Metropolitan Development
City of Indianapolis
(317) 327-7860

Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA - Region 5
(312) 886-1960

Visit the EPA Region 5 Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/

For further information, including specific Pilot contacts, additional Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/