Garden State Times

Today, Commissioner Deputy Director Ed McDonnell joined Mayor Victor Carstarphen, Congressman Donald Norcross, and the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection to announce the allocation of $1 million to Camden Lutheran Housing Inc. for a Brownfields Cleanup project.

A brownfield is a property where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated due to the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Once these properties have been cleaned up, former brownfields can be redeveloped into productive uses such as grocery stores, affordable housing, parks, or solar farms.

This project aims to remediate a 0.62-acre site contaminated by historic industrial activities to make it safe for the development of 15 affordable single-family homes.

“This city has continually benefited from the Brownfields program, and I am thrilled to see another grant in action in North Camden,” McDonnell said. “Through these grants we have transformed hazardous sites into safe, beautiful community spaces such as Elijah Perry Park and Judge Rober B. Johnson Park and now we can address the need for affordable housing with this newest project. I want to thank the EPA and all of our partners for investing in this city and truly caring about the health and equity of our residents.”

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