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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Moscow Urban Renewal Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">206 E Third Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Moscow, ID 83843<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Contact: Jeffrey B. Jones, AICP, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">p | 208-883-7007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:jjones@ci.moscow.id.us"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">jjones@ci.moscow.id.us</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">w | <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.moscowura.com">http://www.moscowura.com</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Title: Moscow Urban Renewal Agency (Moscow, ID) receives $115,317 for cleanup of 6<sup>th</sup> and Jackson site<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Release Date: 05/10/2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(Seattle, WA—May 10, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the Moscow Urban Renewal Agency as the recipient of a $115,317 Brownfields cleanup grant which will be used
to remove contamination on a property owned by the Agency at the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Jackson Street. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, clean up
and redevelop contaminated properties. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“We’ve seen Brownfield projects kick start impressive community redevelopment and revitalization” said EPA regional administrator Dennis McLerran. “By leveraging Brownfields funding to clean-up
and reuse contaminated properties, communities can protect the environment, boost local economies and prevent sprawl.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Moscow Urban Renewal Agency acquired the .87 acre site in 2010. The site's past use as a bulk storage facility for agricultural chemicals has resulted in contamination from metals, pentachlorophenol,
and pesticides. Plans for site redevelopment include mixed-use residential and commercial development and the design and construction of the “Hello” Walk extension. “We are very grateful to our partners at the EPA and for the continued support of our local
leaders and citizens who ‘make the wheels go around,” said Jeff Jones, Executive Director for the Moscow Urban Renewal Agency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There are an estimated 450,000 abandoned and contaminated sites in the United States. Under EPA’s Brownfields program, more than 20,000 properties have been assessed, and more than 850 properties
have been cleaned up. EPA’s Brownfields investments have also leveraged more than $19 billion in overall cleanup and redevelopment funding from public and private sources. On average $17.79 is leveraged for every EPA Brownfields grant dollar spent. These investments
resulted in approximately 87,000 jobs nationwide. When Brownfields are addressed, nearby property values can increase 2-3 percent.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">More information on Brownfields grants by state:
<a href="http://cfpub.epa.gov/bf_factsheets/">http://cfpub.epa.gov/bf_factsheets/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Additional Brownfields Program information:
</span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Success Stories
</span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/success/index.htm"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/success/index.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Contact Information:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">U.S. EPA: Susan Morales, 206-553-7299,
</span><a href="mailto:morales.susan@epa.gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">morales.susan@epa.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">U.S. EPA: Mark MacIntyre, 206-553-7302,
</span><a href="mailto:macintyre.mark@epa.gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">macintyre.mark@epa.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Moscow Urban Renewal Agency: Jeffrey B. Jones, AICP, 208-883-7007,
</span><a href="mailto:jjones@ci.moscow.id.us"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">jjones@ci.moscow.id.us</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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