Accept $175,000 EPA grant for Richmond Community Foundation to clean up 5 contaminated properties
$175,000
Resolution 94-18
In Plain English
The EPA awarded Richmond Community Foundation $175,000 to remove pollution from 5 properties in the city's housing renovation program. These brownfield sites contain environmental contamination that must be cleaned before safe development. The grant covers soil testing and cleanup costs that would otherwise fall to property owners or developers.
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