NEWARK, NJ-- Mayor Cory A. Booker, Newark Municipal Council Members, EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck, Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, and other dignitaries marked the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
EPA Brownfields Grants address properties at which expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2009, Newark received $600,000 in ARRA funds to conduct cleanups at three sites; a former gas station on Bergen Street in the South Ward; the NSC Plating and Polishing Company on South 12th Street in the West Ward; and the International Metallurgical Services site on Blanchard Street in the East Ward. The stimulus-funded cleanup activities will help reclaim these three sites for productive uses, such as retail, light industrial, and mixed-use development that will serve our neighborhoods and create opportunities for our residents.
The grants highlighted today are part of the overall $35.3 million of Federal Stimulus funding the City of Newark and its community partners have been awarded to date. Combined, this funding is helping to provide essential services, stabilize neighborhoods, save energy, and create jobs. The use of our stimulus funds has been designed to see us through hard times and lay the foundation for the long-term vibrancy of the City.
