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Embracing o our B Brownfi field elds – In In Newar ewark, D DE Bri ringing N New Li ew Life t e to a Cen entury ry Ol Old S d Shu hutter ered Paper M per Mill and d a 50+ y + year ar old M Municipal al L Lan andfill

What's t's a a Brownfield? O Or b bette tter y yet t - Wha hat a a Brownfie field ld Project i is NOT!  A Brownfie ield ld is is a a former in indus ustrial o ial or c commercia ial s l sit ite w where f fut uture us use is is af affected by by real o al or p perceiv ived e envir ironmental c al contamin inat ation .  Wh What a a Brownf nfie ield ld P Project is is NOT! Brownfield projects are NOT-  For the e fa fain int at hea eart  For For th those ose e easi sily d disc scour uraged  For c communities es that a are e not in in it it fo for the e lo long h haul a l and they ey a are e  No Not e easy  If If An Any of the he Ab Above App Apply – Migh ght n t not b t be th e the p e projec ect t for you! But th yo t then en a aga gain – wh what' t's yo your a alter ternati tive?  A Brownfield p proje ject i is a journ urney

Curt rtis/Crow own Pa Paper M er Mill S Site  7.5 acr cre sit ite ope operated as a pa pape per mill ill from om 1 1848 un until il 1997  Know own for or hig high qua h qualit lity pr product oduct –Sep Septe tember 2, 1 1945 Jap apan signing of th the e instr truments ts of sur of urrender wit with h the he Unit ited S States a and d Presid ident Trum uman, on on pa pape per manufact ctured at the he Cur urtis is Pape per Mill. ill.  Sit ittin ing shut huttered d for or two wo years  Newa wark k Mayor and d Coun ouncil il pur purcha chase in in 1999 for or $100,000  Why Why this his made de s sense  Com ommunit ity S Sentiment – bot oth h side ides of of is issue ue - maintain struct uctur ure or or de demo it it

Curt rtis/Crow own Pa Paper M er Mill S Site Now What? First things first!  Check your i insurance a and secure the fa facility!  Outreach t to State Br Brownfield P Program C Coordinators! As Ask k fo for g guidance…Preliminary Environme mental A Assessme ment? - get e t educate ted!  His istoric ic S Sig ignificance of Structure? I Invite y your H His istoric ic P Pre reservatio ion O Office in in – this will b ill be the fi first qu question a aske ked…  Structural al Re Revi view – Can you you k kee eep a anyt ything?  Histor orical R Recor ordation on - Ame American Bu Buildings S Survey – Do it it!  As Asbestos Ab Abatement

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment  The Importance of Partnerships….

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment! St Stat ate B Brownfie ield lds & & Volun luntary C Cle lean anup up P Programs ur 1 st st Pa (Div Divis isions o of DN DNRE REC) O Our Part rtner  Make ke th them em awa ware o of yo your p project, t, p plans  Ask fo for help lp a and nd guid idanc nce – don’t ta t take u ke unn nnec ecessary s y step teps  Thei eir e early en y enga gage geme ment t enabled th thei eir partn tnership – They ey had a a sta take ke i in n th the project. t.  Un Understand h how ow t the Proc Process w work orks – Brownf nfie ield ld P Projects ta take ke ti time! me!  Make y your our con ontacts a aware of of delays on on your our si side  Keep them info informed

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment  Cert ertified B Bro rown wnfield  We We we were a non on-co contribut butor or to o the he environmental con l conce cern  Aske ked d for or adv dvance ced d revie iew of of applic pplicatio ion – bef efore submitta ttal  Appr pproval! = = Acce ccess to o up up to o $1milli llion reim imbu bursement f for or rem emediation ef efforts ts at at th the e site te Key y fa facto tors to to o our ur suc uccess :  Impr provement of of a much uch negle lect cted, his histor orica ically ly s signific icant sit ite  In In-Advance involvement of th the e State c State create eated p par artn tnership mental tality ty  Ves ested ted i inter terest t as associate ted with th lo locati ation near ear our w water ater plan ant, fut utur ure reservoi oir and d pum pump p statio ion  Proj oject ct make kes sit ite us useful a l again for or com communit ity  Loca ocatio ion, Loca ocation, L Loca ocatio ion

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment Pu Public O c Outreach Efforts – What hat c can an w we creat ate? 2 nd nd Pa Our 2 Partner  Public lic M Meet eetin ings – Pa Parks a and nd Recreation Departme ment Lea eader ership ip  May of 2007 2007  Apr pril a and Se d Sept pt o of 2008 2008  St Stakeholders Su Survey 2009 2009  Draft ft M Master er P Pla lan Dev evelo eloped ed fr from in info formatio ion g gather ered ed  2010 2010 – Publ ublic W Wor orksh shop on on th the Ma Maste ster Plan  2011 2011 – DNRE REC is issued ed P Public lic Notic ice o e of f Proposed ed Pla lan  June o e of f 2011 s sec econd and fin final l Publi lic W Workshop held eld

Curtis is/Cr Crown Paper M Mill S ll Site Redevelo lopment Env nvir ironm nmenta ntal C Cons nsult ulting a and nd Maste ter P Pla lanning nning r 3 rd rd Partne Effort Ef rt –Ou Our 3 tner - Penno nnoni ni Associa iate tes  Get Get t the r he right c con onsultant – do do the hey ha have en e environmental ex expertise?  What t team h have they a assembled fo for you?  Wi Will t the hey em embrace the he n need eed to o maximize t the f he funding you you’re el eligible for or b by y -  Con onsolida dating major jor c con ontaminated area eas t to b o be c e capped pped on on site (in in-sit itu)  Ba Balance p possible i imp mpacts (ie ie. flood odplain) w with design t throu ough creekba bank adjustme ments a and f floodplain modifi ficat ation  Impo portance in the he crea eation of of you your b bidd dding doc documents – Accurat ately represent h historical al i informat mation – be e rea eady t to o reanalyze i if c conditions c change

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment Desig ign a n and nd Cons nstr truc uction n – an and a a Sal Salute t to t the P Past ast 4 th th and 5 th th Partners Ou Our 4 nd 5 s – De DelDO lDOT & & Re Reyb ybold Construc ruction  Ulti tima mate tely th y the des esign gn ma matc tched wh what th t the e commu mmunity wa ty wante ted – a p a pas assive park s setting ing w wit ith trail link il linkage – future ure p possibi bilities  Addit itio iona nal c l communit nity trans nsportation im n improvement nts m merged w wit ith proje ject – (De DelDO lDOT t traffic ic im improvement nts, int intersectio ion r realig ignm nment nt)  Ou Our C Contr ntracto tor wa was o on board f from th m the e sta tart t – eng ngaged in in our project.  We e paid h homa mage ge to to th the p e past th t through-  reuse o of f bric icks fr from t the fo former m mill ill to create a a pla laza  mim imic icking ing lo locatio ion n of t f the s smoke stack in in the p pla laza wit ith r repli licas of f th the s e sta tack  th the e inclusion o of inter terpreti tive b e boards th that t provide a a history o y of th the mi mill and nd maps o of f the s surround nding ing t trail s il system

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment Our ur S Suc uccess is is in in th the numbe numbers – and nd our ur P Partne tnership ips  Project Cost - $1.95 million (from environmental consulting to construction completion)  Community gains a revitalized brownfield at the local cost of $503,000  We We receiv ived o over $ $909,800 in in remediatio ion fu fund nds  The D e DE Land & & Wate ter Trust c t contr tribute ted over $ $380,000  State le legis isla lators c commit itted $ $160,000 in in Bond B Bill ill fu fund nds  De DelDO lDOT fu fund nded int intersection c n costs  Newark resid ident nts fu fund nded the bala lanc nce $503,000

Form ormer er M Muni nicipal L Land ndfill S Site/City Pa y Park rk t to o Sol olar Pa Park rk History ry o of the he Site e -  Former 3. 3.91 91 ac acre m mun unic icip ipal lan al landfill f ill from 1947 1947 to 1958 1958  Its c clo losure w was as ac accompli lished w wit ith a a soil c il cap appin ing  In 1973 1973 the McK cKee ees Park wa was de s deve veloped a at t the the si site te  McK cKee ees Par ark w was as c clo losed in in 2010, 2010, it its recreat ation ameni enities r rem emoved ed a and nd site e fenced enced  Re Remain ained un until 2014 il 2014 as as fenced-in o open s space