Property Details for Hilltop School

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Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Additional Property Attributes

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Property Alias

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

220161

Property Address

17 Grand Street SOMERSWORTH, NH 03878

Size

2.08

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

43.261522 / -70.8678309

Congressional District

Property Contact

McKeown, Amy

McKeown.AmyJean@epa.gov

617-918-1248

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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
Strafford Regional Planning Commission	BF00A00005	NH	Assessment	2015

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$4,500.00	08/12/2016	09/27/2016	Strafford Regional Planning Commission	Y	FY17
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$7,376.00	09/28/2016	02/07/2017	Strafford Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$750.00	09/28/2016	02/07/2017	Strafford Regional Planning Commission	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $12,626.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $12,626.00

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Asbestos
Lead
PCBS

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Building Materials

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
03/01/2019		08/01/2019	Strafford Regional Planning Commission	No

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

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 2.08
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 1
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $30,000.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $30,000.00

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Categories of Controls

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

Categories of Controls

Additional Engineering controls information

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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
07/01/2019	$3,550,000.00	Strafford Regional Planning Commission	04/10/2020

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Site was developed as a school by at least 1871. By 1892, a small building referred to as these engine house was constructed in the northwest corner of the Site. In 1927 the High School was rebuilt or substantially modified and in 1933 an addition was added to the Site building. The small building was converted into a hose house by 1937, general storage building by 1946, and Boy Scout Club by 1961. By 1961, the High School was converted into the Junior High School and was referred to as the Hilltop School by 1967. Pavement was added to the Site around 1986 and the Junior High School was converted into the Elementary School by 1992. More of the Site was paved and the small building in the northwest corner was removed around 1998 to create a parking lot and play area, which was completed by 2006. In 2007, the top floors of the school were closed off due to fire safety codes; e.g. lack of appropriate egress or classrooms being accessed through primary fire escape routes. To compensate for the loss of classroom space, three temporary classrooms were placed in the northwest portion of the Site. These buildings were removed by 2011, two years after the closure of Hilltop Elementary School in 2009. The Site building has remained vacant since that time. Former Use: The Site is a 2.08-acre parcel enclosed by Prospect Street, Highland Street, Grand Street, and Grove Street. The Site is developed with a vacant three-story brick building constructed in 1928, with an addition constructed in 1933. The interior of the Site comprises classrooms, offices, a gymnasium, and a boiler room. The Site building was heated by a No. 2 fuel oil and reportedly had four heating systems onsite. The School converted to natural gas in 1998. The building shows signs of minor deterioration due to the absence of maintenance and heating since the Site building was vacated in 2009. Exterior portions of the Site contain a paved parking lot and play area as well as grassy areas in the northwest corner and southeast of the Site building.

Predominant Past Usage

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional