HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-12 17-208 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 17-208
Date: June 12, 2017
Item/Subject: Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating an Environmental Protection Agency Assessment
Grant in the amount of $200,000
Responsible Department: Community and Economic Development
Commentary: The City has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for the assessment of sites potentially contaminated with hazardous substance(s). This
new funding will complement the City's current successful Brownfields program that works with property
owners and developers to spur economic growth by funding Phase I and Phase II environmental
assessments.
Tanya Emery
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
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City Manager
Associated Information: Resolve
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Introduced for
Passage
First Reading
Referral
Finance Director
Solicitor
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Assigned to Councilor Nealley
CITY OF BANGOR
17-208
JUNE 12, 2017
Mn -E.) RESOLVE, Accepting and Appropriating an Environmental Protection
Agency Assessment Grant in the amount of $200,000
WHEREAS, the City's December 2016 application for Brownfields Assessment funds to the
Environmental Protection Agency has been awarded; and
WHEREAS, the program works voluntarily with property owners to assess potential
contamination in order to spur redevelopment and economic growth:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, THAT
The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept and implement grant funds in the amount of
$200,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for Brownfields Assessment work.
IN CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 12, 2017
CR 17-208
FIRST READING
CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 26, 2017
CR 17-208
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
CITY CLE