Ramsey County Community and Economic Development/Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) has established an Environmental Response Fund to help project partners clean-up contaminated properties throughout the county. Funds are generated by a mortgage registry and deed tax of .0001 percent of the principal amount of financings. Twenty two (22) clean-up projects have received ERF funding to date totaling $5.7M and about 200 acres.
Proposals are typically accepted in May and November and coordinated with MN Department of Employment and Economic Development and Metropolitan Council brownfields programs.
ERF Clean-Up Funding Proposals, Fall 2011
Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority will be accepting applications from suburban communities only for the Fall round. Applications are due no later than 4:30 PM, Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Submission requests are limited to suburban Ramsey County communities in order to achieve a balance in the distribution of funds. Approximately $450,000 is available to clean-up contaminated land in order to foster new development.
Guidelines for Ramsey County Environmental Response Fund (PDF)
Environmental Response Fund Application (WORD)
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