Perry to apply for EPA grant, public input sought

The city of Perry is applying for a federal grant to help clean up some potentially contaminated properties.

A Brownfields Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would provide funding to identify, inventory and assess the potential for contamination on properties within the city limits, according to a newsletter on the city's website.

A public hearing for questions and answers is set for Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in City Hall at 1211 Washington St.

Specifically, the grant would help with cleaning up vacant and blighted properties, minimizing exposure to contaminants and sparking job creation and local economic development, according to the newsletter.

It is estimated that there are more than 450,000 brownfields sites in the country, according to the EPA's website.

For more information, contact Perry's Director of Economic Development Robert Smith at 988-2757 or email him at robert.smith@perry-ga.gov.

This story was originally published November 27, 2015 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Perry to apply for EPA grant, public input sought ."