The city of Denison is receiving money from the E-P-A, for community-wide assessment work and the development of reuse plans for sites including the Denison Municipal Utility Power Plant and Avenue C sites. The selected grant also supports the creation of a project webpage and Spanish translation services for outreach activities.

The EPA says Denison will receive $400,000 of the $254.5 million in Brownfields grants for 265 selected communities. Denison Mayor Pam Soseman says “This will further our ability to revitalize vacant areas into usable spaces.” Denison City Manager and Engineer Terence Crawford says “This is our first Brownfields project, and we are anxious to take full advantage of the opportunity.”

“The federal Brownfields fund,” Crawford says, “allows us to proactively protect the environment and the health of our citizens, while helping to transition blighted or underutilized properties into assets that strengthen our community. Reinvesting sustainably within our existing footprint will eliminate costly infrastructure extensions, create jobs, and generate additional sources of tax revenue.”