Title
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide Preliminary Assessments (PAs), Site Investigations (SIs) and Site Cleanup.
Entity Name: City of Newark, Department of Economic and Housing Development
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $600,000.00
Funding Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Total Project Cost: $630,000.00
City Contribution: $30,000.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
Additional Information:
Hazardous Multipurpose Grant
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WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes and others to assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse properties which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminants; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") has determined that there has been, or it suspects that there has been a discharge of hazardous substances or other pollutants or contaminants on the property located in the Target Area and funding is needed to conduct Preliminary Assessments (PAs), Site Investigations (SIs) and site cleanup. The Target Area is the North Ward of Newark Riverfront ("Riverfront"), centered around a heavily industrialized area along the Passaic River. The Target Area is approximately 1,250 acres bounded by the Passaic River to the east, Clifton Aven...
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