Mayor Shirley Franklin Joins EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to Announce $1 Million for Contaminated Land Cleanup, Support BeltLine

WHO:	Mayor Shirley Franklin EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Stan Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4 Alan Farmer, Director, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Division, EPA Region 4 Jim Ussery, Assistant Director for Programs, GA Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) Mark Smith, Chief, Hazardous Waste Branch, GAEPD Peggy McCormick, President, Atlanta Development Authority Terri Montague, President and CEO, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
WHAT:	On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will announce $1 million in funding to the City of Atlanta, Ga., to support the clean up of sites known as brownfields along the Atlanta BeltLine and other redevelopment corridors. The funds will be used to turn 10 local sites, contaminated by hazardous chemicals or pollutants, into productive properties.  This move will help spur redevelopment, secure jobs and create greenspace.
WHEN:	Tuesday, June 2, 2009 11:00 am
WHERE:	Historic Fourth Ward Park North side of Dallas St., between Glen Iris Dr. and N. Angier Ave.

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