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EPA BROWNFIELDS
ASSESSMENT GRANT
In January 2006, the Fairbanks North
Star Borough (FNSB) Assembly accepted award of an EPA Brownfields
Assessment Grant
for $200,000 to complete a Phase II Environmental
Site Assessment and Corrective Action Plan on the former City of
Fairbanks Landfill.
The former Landfill is located at
1980 Second Avenue,
Fairbanks,
Alaska adjacent to the
Chena
River.
The site was an unregulated, unlined
landfill that operated from 1951 to 1965, and was primarily filled
with municipal refuse, building materials, scrap metal, junk
automobiles, household goods, and 15-20 drums of solidified tar.
The 42.67 acre parcel has partially
been redeveloped as a couple of adult baseball fields, a parking lot
to support the
Carlson
Center, a pedestrian path
and a snow dump for the City of
Fairbanks.
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Project to Date
Old City of
Fairbanks Landfill Vicinity Map
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THE
CHENA RIVERBEND PROJECT: The site to be
assessed is part of a larger project referred to as the
Chena Riverbend
Project. This conceptual
plan to promote economic development within the FNSB seeks to
redevelop 101 acres of Borough owned property into a community
centerpiece highlighting the
Chena
River.
The overall goals of the project are to enhance existing
facilities, expand tourism opportunities and promote the local
economy. The project
includes a new State of
Alaska sport fish
hatchery, tennis facilities, park and
ballfields, greenspace and a
riverwalk, with the potential for a new
hotel, shops/office space, apartments, senior home, jobs for tourism
and the fishing industry.
This Brownfields Assessment Grant
will assist the FNSB in realizing the overall goals of the
Chena Riverbend
Project, while identifying the necessity, if any, of remediation.
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