Where We are Now

Brownfield Grants Received by Energize-ECI Regional Planning District

• Indiana Brownfield Grant	$58,198
  Muncie Paper Processing Site - Muncie Phase I and Phase II Assessments	Delaware County

• Indiana Brownfield Grant	$38,627
  Sodder Lumber Yard Site – Hartford City Phase I and Phase II Assessments	Blackford County

• Brownfield Trails & Parks Grant	$22,481
  1605 E. Main St. Site – Muncie Phase II Assessments	Delaware County

• U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant	$609,000
  ECI Brownfields Coalition Blackford, Delaware, Grant & Jay Counties Brownfield Inventory and Assessment – Priority Sites

Progress Summary / Project Updates

• Muncie Paper Processing Site – Muncie	Delaware County
  Completed Phase I and Phase II Assessments Clean-Up Phase is being planned, with ideas for redevelopment Delaware County Redevelopment Commission is coordinating these steps

• Former Sodders Lumber Yard Site – Hartford City	Blackford County
  Completed Phase I Assessment Hartford City Mayor researching next steps to take on project

• 1605 E. Main Street Site – Muncie	Delaware County
  Completed Phase I and Phase II Assessments Clean-Up Phase in being planned, with ideas for redeveloping this former service station property Delaware County Redevelopment Commission is coordinating the next steps

Next Steps

• Further development of brownfields inventory
• Establish an ECI Brownfields Coalition Advisory Council
• Prioritize brownfields sites to be assessed and redeveloped
• Partner with other organizations with a similar mission
• Identify grant opportunities to secure funding for sites

Brownfields Redevelopment Success Stories

Blackford County

(under development)

Delaware County

(under development)

Grant County

(under development)

Jay County

(under development)