Press Release - Monday, December 19, 2011
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Illinois EPA Awards Brownfields Municipal Redevelopment Grant to Village of Schaumburg
SPRINGFIELD, ILL—Illinois EPA Interim Director John J. Kim announced the Village of Schaumburg has been awarded a $43,278 Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant to conduct environmental assessment activities at the former Murzyn-Anderson facility located at 1001 West Irving Park Road, Schaumburg.
The Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant provides direct funding to Schaumburg to aid them in assessing the extent and impact of contamination left behind after years of commercial operations at the site. The award of the grant will enable the Village to continue with its planned cleanup and redevelopment into a commercial, residential and open space area that will enhance the community and bring in new jobs.
“The Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant will allow the City to study this brownfield site and eventually perform a cleanup to ensure safe and best use redevelopment in manner consistent with the City’s redevelopment plan,” said Interim Director Kim.
Work is scheduled to start immediately on completing assessment activities initiated earlier by the Village and designing the cleanup and redevelopment of the site.
In addition to the grant, the Illinois EPA will provide direct technical support and oversight, and continue to assist the Village with environmental issues until redevelopment is complete.
So far, 132 Illinois communities have received over $18.5.million in grant funds from the Illinois EPA for environmental investigation and cleanup since October 1998.
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