MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA announces $2 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to the Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA) for cleanup activities at the Battey Business Complex

October 18, 2024

Rome, Ga. (October 21, 2024) – On Monday, October 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will participate in an event celebrating the award of an EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant of $2 million to the Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA) for cleanup activities at the Battey Business Complex. This grant is being funded with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding and officially awarded on October 5, 2024.

WHO:       Jeaneanne Gettle, EPA Region 4 Administrator

               Jimmy Byars, Board Chairman                            

                  Missy Kendrick, President, Rome Floyd County Development Authority

                  Ryan Miller, VT Industries

                  Sammy Rich, Rome City Manager

                  Hope Iglehart, Outreach Coordinator for Senator Jon Ossoff

                  Jason Metzger, Program Manager GA EPD

WHAT:    Brownfields Cleanup Grant Announcement – Information Session

WHEN:   Monday, October 21, 2024, 9:00 a.m.  

WHERE:  Former Battey State Hospital 705 North Division Street Rome, GA

*** Interested media must RSVP via email to region4press@epa.gov to confirm your participation.

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