Category: Brownfield Redevelopment
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2021 End of Year Review
Published first on the Progress News, December 20, 2021 It’s nice sometimes – especially when things feel overwhelming and hectic or when the pace of progress feels too slow, or both at the same time! – to stop, look around, and appreciate everything that has been accomplished so far. It always manages to give a… Read more
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December Project Updates
Published first on the Progress News, December 6, 2021 Since we’ve been talking a fair bit recently about “what will be” and “what can be,” I figured it’s about time for a “what is” update! We’re fully into the grant-writing season, so unfortunately a lot of “what is” is…boring paperwork. Exciting for the potential it holds for… Read more
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Completed, A Round of Phase 1 Assessments
Published first on the Progress News, August 2, 2021 Happy August! If you’re like me, you’re wondering where the year has gone, as 2021 certainly has been a busy, event-filled year for many of us. For community-focused work, especially, there just never seem to be enough hours in a day! In towns and cities all… Read more
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Winds of Change
Published first on the Progress News, July 19, 2021 | Guest column by ORA President, John Philips Summerfest 2021 is over, and memories were made as families, friends and foreigners gathered and mixed as a community. If that was the intent, Summerfest 2021 was a roaring success. Hats off to Emlenton and all who worked… Read more
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Behind the Scenes
Published first on the Progress News, May 3, 2021 Today I’d like to give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of one of the most involved and hard-hitting parts of redevelopment work. This is an area that most folks don’t get the chance to experience, a hidden world of back-room meetings and urgent phone… Read more
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Redevelopment Success
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EPA Project Kick-off
Published first on the Progress News, November 16, 2020 Thursday, November 5th, was a momentous day for local Redevelopment. After a year of grant-writing, waiting, strategizing, more waiting, and logistical planning, we finally had boots on the ground for the official kick-off of our EPA-funded Community-Wide Brownfield project. Joining me on the day were the… Read more
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Request for Proposals for Environmental Engineering Services to Perform Brownfield Assessments
The Oil Region Alliance received a FY20 Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment grant from the EPA for environmental investigations and remedial planning activities. This RFP has been issued to determine the eligibility of applicants to assist in the development and management of this project. A mandatory pre-submission conference will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at 2 p.m. EDT… Read more
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Oil Region Alliance Receives $300,000 for Brownfield Redevelopment in Allegheny-Clarion River Valley from EPA
OIL CITY, PA – The Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism received a $300,000 assessment grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for brownfield redevelopment in the Allegheny-Clarion River (A-C) Valley Wednesday. The EPA defines brownfields as properties whose expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of… Read more