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A Citizen’s Guide to the Bayside Brownfield Redevelopment Project Portland, Maine Kiersa Benson, Andrew Hughes, Ian Kyle, Dave Parsons and Julia Ledewitz Table of Contents Definition of a brownfield 2 Implications Risks of Brownfield Development 2 Implications 2 Redevelopment Risks 2 Description of Bayside Brownfield 3 Table 1. Contaminates and Their Health Effects 4 Barriers to and Benefits of Brownfield Redevelopment 5 Brownfield Redevelopment in Maine 6 Federal Programs 6 State Programs 6 Local Programs 7 Examples of successful redevelopment in Maine 8 Lewiston, Maine: 8 Old Town, Maine: 9 Additional Contacts 11 Definition of a brownfield Brownfields are lands, which are contaminated from previous use. Generally where industry has been, there tends to be the most contamination of the land from chemical runoff and toxic waste. Because cleaning up and redeveloping is expensive and discouraging, when the Environmental Protection Agency deems these areas “Brownfields”, the EPA helps to fund renovations of the area. Implications Risks of Brownfield Development Implications Brownfields are more common than we realize. Before brownfields are deemed “Brownfield” by the EPA, they are completely abandoned. Most developers would much rather develop safe greenspace than a dirty brownfield space. Therefore, often the condition of the brownfields lasts much longer than it should. The presence of contaminated areas greatly decreases the property value around the area. Redevelopment Risks 1. The laws state that the owner of a brownfield is required to restore the land to a usable state (non-toxic). However, in most cases, the owners have abandoned the land and therefore, developers are forced to pay for the clean up process. 2. Defining “clean” is hard. The standards are strict, which force the developer to spend more funds than could make the land worth buying in the first place. Also, when developers are faced w