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Lenoir to apply for two EPA brownfields grants to finish Broyhill cleanup, staff says

Lenoir City Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

City staff told the council Jan. 6 they will apply for an EPA cleanup grant and an assessment grant for the former Broyhill site; consultants said the two grants together could add about $1 million to the city's brownfields program and help return the site to productive reuse.

At a duly advertised public hearing on Jan. 6 the Lenoir City Council heard staff and consultants describe a notice of intent to apply for two EPA brownfields grants: one cleanup grant to address remaining contamination and debris at the former Broyhill property the city owns, and an assessment grant to help local property owners and businesses understand contamination and remediation needs.

Radford Thomas (city brownfields lead) said the…

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