MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA announces $2 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to the Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA) for cleanup activities at the Battey Business Complex
Rome, Ga. (October 21, 2024) – On Monday, October 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will participate in an event celebrating the award of an EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant of $2 million to the Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA) for cleanup activities at the Battey Business Complex. This grant is being funded with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding and officially awarded on October 5, 2024.
WHO: Jeaneanne Gettle, EPA Region 4 Administrator
Jimmy Byars, Board Chairman
Missy Kendrick, President, Rome Floyd County Development Authority
Ryan Miller, VT Industries
Sammy Rich, Rome City Manager
Hope Iglehart, Outreach Coordinator for Senator Jon Ossoff
Jason Metzger, Program Manager GA EPD
WHAT: Brownfields Cleanup Grant Announcement – Information Session
WHEN: Monday, October 21, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Former Battey State Hospital 705 North Division Street Rome, GA
*** Interested media must RSVP via email to region4press@epa.gov to confirm your participation.
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