Resilience Authority-led Spa Road brownfield effort enters EPA grant round; city to be "responsible party"
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Public Works and the Resilience Authority held community outreach for Spa Road brownfield cleanup and posted technical materials at sparoadproperty.com; the Resilience Authority is the EPA grant applicant, the application deadline is Jan. 28, 2025, and the city said it will coordinate notification and future meetings with the Resilience Authority.
Public Works staff updated the Environmental Matters Committee on outreach and grant activity linked to the Spa Road (brownfield) property on Jan. 8.
"I'm Allison DiManiault," said Allison DiManiault, public works engineer, describing a Resilience Authority-hosted community meeting held at the Bush Library and noting strong resident turnout and participation by community groups. Alice McDaniel, the grant administrator, added that the grant application to EPA for brownfields cleanup is due Jan. 28, 2025, and that the Resilience Authority is the applicant while the city is a responsible party for the project.
Staff said key documents — including the Phase II assessment and a draft brownfields cleanup narrative — are available at sparoadproperty.com and via the Resilience Authority website, and that the Resilience Authority will hold additional community meetings required by the grant process if funding is secured.
Committee members raised concerns about short notice for the initial meeting and asked that councilors be included in future public-notice distribution. Public Works staff agreed to coordinate with the Resilience Authority to ensure the committee and council receive notice when public notices are posted.
There was no committee action on cleanup strategy at this meeting; staff said they will circulate the Resilience Authority meeting materials to council and follow up on future hearing and funding milestones.