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Resilience and Environmental Stewardship details brownfield work and EPA $1 million grant; monitoring projects, wetlands and vapor‑intrusion site noted
Summary
The city’s Resilience and Environmental Stewardship department briefed councilors May 21 on brownfield redevelopment, an EPA $1 million award to the Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund and upcoming environmental monitoring obligations at Shawmut Avenue, Duchesne Boulevard and Tabor Mills.
Michelle Paul, director of Resilience and Environmental Stewardship, told the City Council on May 21 that the department has trimmed recurring costs while advancing brownfield redevelopment and environmental monitoring projects across New Bedford.
Paul said the department reduced the Shawmut Avenue landfill monitoring budget by 50% over the last decade and pared Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection compliance fees by closing and reallocating brownfields. She cited recent brownfield projects including the Elko Dress site, which went out for an RFP with responsive…
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