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South Central wins EPA assessment grant; Shelbyville urged to nominate stalled properties
Summary
South Central Tennessee Development District has $1.5 million in EPA brownfields assessment funds available for Phase I/II testing; city staff were asked to provide a point of contact and identify interested property owners.
South Central Tennessee Development District officials told the Shelbyville mayor and city council during a July study session that the district has received a $1,500,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency assessment grant to pay for environmental site assessments across the district.
Terry Lee, with the South Central Tennessee Development District, said the grant “pays for phase 1 environmental site assessments” and phase 2 testing including drilling and soil and groundwater tests, asbestos and lead-based paint sampling. He told council members the grant is an economic-development tool the city can use to move stalled properties toward redevelopment.
The grant covers Phase I and Phase II…
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