21-03-2025
Thrive of West Central Indiana seeking ideas on brownfields
CAYUGA, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— In 2022, Thrive of West Central Indiana was awarded a $400,000 grant from the United States EPA's community-wide Brownfields Assessment Grant Program.
The grant is to be used for the assessment and redevelopment of brownfields impacted by hazardous substances in Vermillion County. Thursday night, Thrive hosted a public meeting to ask residents to share their ideas on how these abandoned fields can be transformed for future use. Residents said they would like to see things like parks, history memorials, and new businesses.
'We are hoping to spark interest in what's going to happen with these properties,' said Senior Grants Administrator Kristine Krueger. 'Generate some more ideas.'
After this meeting, Thrive plans to take the ideas and present them to elected they can request funding from EPA for clean-up grants to get started on redeveloping.
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