City Holds Public Meeting Regarding EPA Grant Application to Assess Potential Environmental Conditions in Northeast Central Durham

City Officials Seek Input from Durham Residents on EPA Grant Application

By Amy C. Blalock
Monday, December 5, 2005

Summary: The City of Durham will hold a public meeting regarding an EPA Grant Application.

What: Public Meeting Regarding EPA Grant Application to Assess Potential Environmental Conditions in the South Alston Avenue Area of Durham

Who: City of Durham’s Office of Economic and Employment Development (OEED)

When: Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at 6 p.m.

Where:
Durham City Hall
Planning Room A, Ground Floor
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, N.C. 27701

Fast Facts

• The City of Durham is submitting a $200,000 grant application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct environmental assessment for properties near the South Alston Avenue area where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of properties may be complicated by the potential presence of hazardous substances.
• In accordance with the Northeast Central Durham Strategic Revitalization Plan, the City of Durham is working to redevelop several key areas. One of those areas is the South Alston Avenue Area that encompasses the planned Triangle Transit Authority’s Alston Avenue/I-147 train stop. Because this area contains scrap yards, garages, and other businesses with industrial activities, the presence of potentially hazardous substances may be possible.
• According to Christopher Dickey, economic development administrator with the City’s OEED, community involvement is an integral part in these types of projects and is a key factor in the EPA’s evaluation of the grant application. Therefore, public and community-based organizations are encouraged to provide comments and review the draft grant application prior to its submittal to the EPA on December 14, 2005.
• For additional information, contact Dickey at (919) 560-4965, extension 226 or christopher.dickey@durhamnc.gov.