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U.S. EPA GIVES $200,000 TO HELP REVITALIZE CARSON INDUSTRIAL AREA

Release Date: 10/1/1999
Contact Information: Randy Wittorp, U.S. EPA, (415)744-1589

     Grant will be presented to City Council on October 5th
                               
                               
     LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will present a $200,000 grant to the  City of Carson at a city council presentation on Tuesday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m.  Carson plans to use the grant to inventory its brownfields properties, conduct environmental assessments, develop cleanup plans for the sites and perform community outreach.

     The purpose of the brownfields program is to assist communities in redeveloping underutilised land in the inner-city and to curb urban sprawl.  The City of Carson is a major center for transportation, manufacturing and distribution.

  WHO: The U.S. EPA, and the City of Carson

  WHAT: The presentation of a $200,000 brownfields grant to the City of Carson

  DATE: Tuesday, October 5, 1999
  TIME: Reception, 5:00 p.m.
        Presentation, 6:00 p.m.

  LOCATION: Carson City Hall
            Executive Conference Room, Second Floor
            701 E. Carson St.
            Carson, Calif.

Directions: Carson City Hall is located just west of the 405 freeway at the Carson St. exit.