Provide funding to the northampton county to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites in the town of exmore and…

Provide funding to the northampton county to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites in the town of exmore and other areas in northampton county, virginia. As the economy declined in exmore, the rail depot closed which impacted businesses and resulted in numerous brownfield properties throughout the town. Many of the properties have environmental concerns related to past rail operations, petroleum usage, asbestos and lead in building materials and solvent usage. The anticipated deliverables and outputs include quarterly and annual project status and financial reports, public meetings, along with phase I environmental site assessments (ESA's), phase II ESA activities and inspections or surveys. Anticipated outcomes for the town of exmore and the county are increased jobs, increased property tax revenue, improvement in the quality of life for all residents which WI