Property Details for Yellow Barn

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Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Greensboro Garage

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

238690

Property Address

281 VT Route 15 W HARDWICK, VT 05843

Size

3.79

Parcel Numbers

09011-00000

Latitude/Longitude

44.5157283 / -72.3762194

Congressional District

Property Contact

Beling, Christine

beling.christine@epa.gov

617-918-1792

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission	BF00A00108	VT	Assessment	2015
Northeastern Vermont Development Association	BF00A00480	VT	Assessment	2018
Northeastern Vermont Development Association	BF00A01042	VT	Assessment	2021
Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development	BF96193701	VT	BCRLF	2014
Vermont D.E.C.	4W00A01074	VT	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2022

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Cleanup Planning	$8,442.00	08/12/2019	10/29/2019	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$3,000.00	03/01/2023	03/24/2023	Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$2,135.00	09/10/2018	09/28/2018	Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission	Y	FY21
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$3,500.00	02/28/2022	04/01/2022	Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$5,003.00	07/22/2019	08/09/2019	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$42,093.00	02/04/2019	08/06/2019	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	N	FY21
Supplemental Assessment	$3,623.00	08/12/2019	03/04/2020	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	N
Supplemental Assessment	$4,279.70	04/10/2023		Vermont D.E.C.

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $72,075.70
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $72,075.70

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Arsenic
Cadmium (Cd)
Lead
Other Metals
Petroleum Products
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Ground Water
Air
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
07/13/2023		Vermont D.E.C.	No
05/01/2020	01/07/2021	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	No
06/09/2023		Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 3.79
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 25
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $2,436,630.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $2,436,630.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Information Devices

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping)

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
05/01/2020	$200,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$1,900,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$1,000,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$45,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$3,000,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$900,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$2,100,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$100,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$250,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$125,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021
05/01/2020	$80,000.00	Northeastern Vermont Development Association	01/07/2021

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Town of Hardwick acquired the property from 1718 Group LLC. The Town intends to begin in earnest construction of the "Business Accelerator Project." The Town expects an overall investment of $9 million into this project and the creation of 30 much needed jobs in the Town. Former Use: The Property is comprised of one 3.79-acre tax parcel (Hardwick Tax Parcel 09011). Records from the Town of Hardwick (Town) Clerk's office indicate that the Property was owned for short durations (6 years or less) by a variety of individuals from 1975 to 1988. Beginning in 1988, Stephen Ferber and Tim Nisbet purchased the Property and began operating it as an automobile repair facility (known as Greensboro Garage). After approximately 30 years, automobile repair operations ceased in 2017. The Property is currently vacant, except for approximately 60 new vehicles, which are being stored by an adjacent automobile dealership on the eastern end of the Property. The Property is bounded to the north by undeveloped land, a residence and Lamoille Valley Ford dealership; to the east by Lamoille Valley Ford dealership and a used car lot; to the south by a former railroad track easement and the Hardwick wastewater treatment plant; and to the west by the Lamoille River and beyond the River by agricultural land. The Hardwick Yellow Barn Business Accelerator (aka "Yellow Barn") will strengthen Vermont's farm- and food-based economy by allowing establishments to grow and expand with other entrepreneurs, develop new products, and improve export to external markets. The project will consist of a new two-story multi-purpose accelerator and an adaptive reuse of the historic yellow barn. "Yellow Barn" is a public-private collaboration to offer best-in-class production and administrative space to new and expanding businesses at highly competitive rates. The Town of Hardwick owns the Yellow Barn. The Northeast Kingdom Development Corporation, a non-profit economic development entity, will act as fiscal agent for the facility. Yellow Barn will have two anchor tenants: The Cellars at Jasper Hill, and Cabot. The new facility will also offer accelerator space for new and expanding businesses, including the Center for Agricultural Economy's farm-to-institution supply chain facilitation services such as Farm Connex.

Predominant Past Usage

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 2019-4834 Enrolled:

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional