FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will help city officials plan for the future of multiple industrial sites around Fort Wayne.
The EPA announced Wednesday that Fort Wayne was the recipient of a $500,000 Brownfields grant. The city’s Community Development Division plans to use the money to conduct assessments and map out the cleanup process for former commercial and industrial sites that will eventually be redeveloped, city officials said Thursday.
“We are honored to be awarded this $500,000 grant to help us continue our work redeveloping blighted properties, which creates new economic opportunities and supports our neighborhoods,” Community Development Director Jonathan Leist said…