Success StoriesCITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
PPM has been involved with the City of Pensacola’s Brownfields Program since its inception. PPM assisted the City in obtaining a 2013 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant ($400,000), which was leveraged to secure additional funding, including a 2018 EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant ($200,000), a subgrant from the West Florida Regional Planning Council’s Revolving Loan Fund ($250,000), and a grant from the State of Florida ($400,000). PPM then supported the City in securing a 2022 EPA Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant ($376,000), which is currently ongoing. PPM has provided the City with comprehensive services, including grant application preparation, brownfield inventory, community outreach, QAPP/SSQAPPs, site eligibility evaluations, Phase I and Phase II ESAs, ABCAs, cleanup planning, contractor bid documents and award reviews, EPA reporting, FDEP support, and ACRES database updates. Community Maritime Park Site The signature project of Pensacola’s Brownfields Program was the Community Maritime Park site. The Park was built in 2012 and is an award-winning redevelopment property that includes a minor league baseball stadium, office buildings, a children’s park, and an amphitheater. The brownfield's work led to the development of a public access day-use marina and a public-use beach and heritage park with historical ties to local African-American culture called Bruce Beach. The City also approved a waterfront, multi-family, housing/retail development outparcel (an estimated 600 multi-family housing units and 50,000 square-foot retail space) to be developed at Community Maritime Park. Dates of Service: August 2011-present Employees Involved: Ben Clabaugh, Matthew Ebbert, Walter Henley, Brian Hicks, Monica Holston, Zane Hood, Rodney Kilgore, Barry Long, Robert Newbold, Keith Pyron, Greg Stover
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