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Auburn seeks EPA brownfields funding to remediate 7 Chestnut Street and redevelop near PAL Center
Summary
City staff told the council they will apply for an EPA brownfields grant (application due Jan. 28) seeking about $4 million to remediate contamination at 7 Chestnut Street and fund site redevelopment tied to the PAL Center. Staff will accept public feedback through Jan. 15 and continue pursuing alternative grants if EPA funding is not awarded.
City staff presented an update on 7 Chestnut Street — a vacant parcel near the PAL Center that contains soil contamination likely tied to a former dry-cleaning operation and petroleum products — and said the city is pursuing federal brownfields funding to remediate and redevelop the site.
Eric Cousins, public services director, outlined how the city acquired the property and entered the Maine voluntary response action program (VRAP) to limit future liability. He…
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