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Elizabethton awarded TDEC grant for remediation projects

By Emily Hibbitts,

2 hours ago

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced the City of Elizabethton will receive funds from a Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grant for remediation projects.

Elizabethton’s was one of 36 grants awarded across Tennessee totaling $718,757 to help redevelop vacant or underutilized properties.

The City of Elizabethton was awarded $20,000 of the funds which could go towards the remediation of old industrial facilities, former coal yards/junk yards, abandoned gas stations or closed landfills.

Tennessee law provides direct funding to accelerate brownfield cleanup and redevelopment, assisting local governments in transforming blighted properties into community assets, TDEC said in a news release.

“These grants address significant issues with blighted properties across Tennessee,” Governor Bill Lee said in a news release. “The process of cleaning up a contaminated property and turning it into an asset is an important step in environmental stewardship. We commend the communities who have gone through the application process.”

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