Moulton Announces $4 Million in Brownfields Grants to the City of Peabody

Peabody, MA - Congressman Seth Moulton announced that the City of Peabody has been awarded a $4,000,000 Brownfields Cleanup Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This significant investment is part of a broader $13 million allocation of EPA Brownfields Grants to communities across Massachusetts.

The City of Peabody will use the grant funds to clean up the former Bob-Kat Tanning site at 166R Main Street. This 0.7-acre site operated as a tannery beginning in the early 1700s and has remained vacant since 2003. It is contaminated with metals, volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, petroleum constituents, dioxins, and furans. Grant funds also will be used to support community engagement activities.

"This investment in Peabody is a win for public health, the environment, and the local economy," said Congressman Seth Moulton."Cleaning up long-contaminated sites like the former Bob-Kat Tannery helps protect residents and opens the door to new development opportunities. I'm proud to support federal funding that helps communities like Peabody build a cleaner, safer future."

"The city is grateful to receive this EPA grant. It's a vital tool that will allow us to protect our environment, transform neglected spaces, and create a healthier, more vibrant neighborhood for all our residents," said Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr.

EPA's Brownfields Program began in 1995 and has provided nearly $2.9 billion in Brownfields Grants to assess and clean up contaminated properties and return blighted properties to productive reuse. In New England alone, these investments have revitalized hundreds of sites, created jobs, and improved the quality of life in communities.

Congressman Moulton has long been an advocate for this program.

Nationally, EPA's Brownfields investments have leveraged to date more than $42 billion in cleanup and redevelopment. Over the years, the relatively small investment of federal funding was able to leverage, from both public and private sources, more than 220,500 jobs.

For more on the Brownfields Grants: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/types-brownfields-grant-funding

For more on EPA's Brownfields Program: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields