LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 23, 2024) – On Wednesday, July 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $500,000 ceremonial check to Schuyler Community Development in Schuyler, Nebraska, for their EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant selection. The ceremonial check will be presented near a former municipal power plant and brownfield site.
This is the first time Schuyler Community Development has been selected for funding through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants program. MAC Grant funds help transform once-polluted, vacant, and abandoned properties into community assets, while helping to create good jobs and spur economic revitalization in overburdened communities.
The assessment grant funds will be used to conduct multiple Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments. This funding will also be used to identify and prioritize additional sites; develop four cleanup plans; conduct three visioning sessions; prepare three site reuse assessments and one revitalization plan; and perform community engagement activities.
The target area for this grant is Schuyler’s Downtown Historic District. Priority sites include a former hotel, municipal power plant, and grain elevator.
Please RSVP to: Shannan Beisser, , 816-520-1949
WHO:
- Schuyler Mayor Art Lindberg
- EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister
- Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanup Program Coordinator Taryn Horn
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development Director of Community Development and Disaster Recovery Jenny Mason
- Schuyler Community Development Economic Development Coordinator Brian Bywater
WHAT: Brownfields Grant ceremonial check presentation to Schuyler Community Development
WHEN: Wednesday, July 24, at 11 a.m. CDT
WHERE: Former Municipal Power Plant, 1299 B St., Schuyler, Nebraska*
