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| Brownfields 2007 Grant Fact Sheet -Habitat for Humanity East Bay, Oakland, CA [ HTML | PDF (314K) 1 Page ] Publication Number: EPA 560-F-07-067 May 2007
Brownfields 2006 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Brownfields 2006 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet -Oakland Redevelopment Agency [ HTML | PDF (321K) 1 Page ] Publication Number: EPA 560-F-06-183 May 2006 Brownfields 2004 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Brownfields 2003 Assessment and Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Brownfields 2003 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Brownfields 2003 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Assessment Demonstration Pilot Fact Sheet Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilot Fact Sheet |
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Pilot refers to projects funded prior to 2003. Grants refer to projects funded from 2003 on, under the authority of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. | |
City of Oakland Makes $200,000 Loan to Clean Up the Willow Park Property |
In December 2004, the City of Oakland, California loaned $200,000 to the Oakland Redevelopment Agency to assist with the cleanup costs associated with the Willow Park property. This loan was made possible through a $500,000 EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grant awarded to the City of Oakland in 2000. The Willow Park property was previously occupied by large homes and a scrap yard, and onsite contamination included high levels of lead in the soil. Lead-contaminated soil removal began in November 2004, and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control issued a letter on June 8, 2005 confirming that no further cleanup was required on the site. Redevelopment of Willow Park will involve the renovation of the existing park by providing new playground equipment, replacing an existing basketball court, and renovating a picnic area. Following renovations, the park will also provide more picnic tables and barbeque pits, as well as create a new seating area, pathways, open lawn space, and possibly a community garden. Construction began on the property in early 2006, and the Oakland Redevelopment Agency obtained more than $1 million to fund improvements of the park. Funding included $482,800 from the National Park Service Urban Park and Recreation Restoration Grant Program and a $568,000 grant from the California Parks and Recreation Murray-Hayden program. For more information about this loan or the City of Oakland EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund, contact the EPA Region 9 Brownfields Coordinator at (415) 972-3092. |