REP. MIKE THOMPSON SECURES UP TO $75,000 FOR CITY OF VALLEJO BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT
June 6, 2013
Funding to assess cleanup and redevelopment sites on Mare Island
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a Targeted Brownfields Assessment award of up to $75,000 for the City of Vallejo to examine a series of dilapidated buildings on North Mare Island. These funds will be used to provide technical assistance to the City of Vallejo through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which supplements the Brownfields Grant Program by promoting the cleanup and development of Brownfields.
“Mare Island has the potential to be a center of economic activity in the Bay Area,” said Thompson. “Getting this funding support to assess cleanup and redevelopment on North Mare Island is an important first step in this process.”
"The successful redevelopment and reuse of Mare Island will be significantly enhanced through the rehabilitation of the gateway area of North Mare Island,” said Dan Marks, Economic Development Director for the City of Vallejo. “Through the help of Congressman Thompson who identified this EPA funding opportunity, the City of Vallejo can take another important step in the redevelopment process and make further progress toward tackling the challenges we face on the north end of the island."
Brownfields are real property, where the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties protects the environment, reduces blight, and takes development pressures off greenspaces and working lands.
The grant announced today will provide funding for an EPA contractor to focus on some of the worst buildings on North Mare Island which were transferred by the U.S. Navy to the City of Vallejo as part of a larger transfer of assets from the former Mare Island Naval Base.
This detailed assessment will evaluate the hazards and costs of building demolition for the highest priorities on the north end of Mare Island so that economic redevelopment of this area can move forward.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 5th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and chairs the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“Mare Island has the potential to be a center of economic activity in the Bay Area,” said Thompson. “Getting this funding support to assess cleanup and redevelopment on North Mare Island is an important first step in this process.”
"The successful redevelopment and reuse of Mare Island will be significantly enhanced through the rehabilitation of the gateway area of North Mare Island,” said Dan Marks, Economic Development Director for the City of Vallejo. “Through the help of Congressman Thompson who identified this EPA funding opportunity, the City of Vallejo can take another important step in the redevelopment process and make further progress toward tackling the challenges we face on the north end of the island."
Brownfields are real property, where the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties protects the environment, reduces blight, and takes development pressures off greenspaces and working lands.
The grant announced today will provide funding for an EPA contractor to focus on some of the worst buildings on North Mare Island which were transferred by the U.S. Navy to the City of Vallejo as part of a larger transfer of assets from the former Mare Island Naval Base.
This detailed assessment will evaluate the hazards and costs of building demolition for the highest priorities on the north end of Mare Island so that economic redevelopment of this area can move forward.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 5th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and chairs the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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