Current Projects

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The City of Perry was awarded with a $375,000 grant from the U.S. EPA in August 2023. The target area for this grant is the City of Perry with a focus on the City's Urban Core. Priority sites include a 2.76-acre multi-parcel site with a history of cement production, a blighted vacant former ice cream production site, and a vacant mixed-use two-story building built in 1900. 

The City of Perry selected Eocene Environmental Group, Inc. as the Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) to help administer the program. Eocene and the City of Perry will complete the following tasks as part of this program over the course of 4 years.

• 5 public open house events to keep citizens informed about the progress of the program, findings, next steps, and solicitation of community input.
• Creation of a dedicated brownfields website that summarizes the current project, past projects, and contact information for community leaders.
• Creation of fact sheets and brochures that will be made available to the public at local events and on demand.
• Completion of 15 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and 4 Phase II ESAs.
• 3 site specific cleanup plans for targeted properties.
• 4 Site Specific QAPP - one for each Phase II ESA - and 4 Supplemental Phase II ESAs (lead-based paint and asbestos inspections).
• 1 Area-wide plan that will inventory all brownfields sites within the target area. This plan may include a land use assessment, infrastructure evaluation, revitalization planning, community health assessment, evaluation of market viability, market study, resource road mapping, site disposition strategies, site reuse assessment, and reuse visioning.

More details will be housed on this page as the project continues.