(WTAQ-WLUK) – Two cities in Northeast Wisconsin were given Brownfields grants to cleanup contaminated properties.
Green Bay will receive a $800,000 revolving loan fund to be used community-wide, while Brillion was awarded $500,000 to cleanup the former Brillion Iron Works property.
“Contaminated sites like those in Green Bay and Brillion not only hinder economic development, but damage our local environment,” said U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08). “The grants provided by the EPA are great news for Northeast Wisconsin, and will ensure our communities have the resources they need to clean up hazardous substances in our own backyard.”
Green Bay and Brillion were among 151 communities across the nation to receive Brownfields funding totaling $65.6 million to assess, cleanup and redevelop underutilized properties while protecting public health and the environment.
Washington County was the only other community in Wisconsin to receive a Brownfield grant.
