Fountain accepts $1.93 million EPA grant to redevelop former elementary school site

Fountain accepts $1.93 million EPA grant to redevelop former elementary school site

The City of Fountain has received a $1.93 million EPA Brownfield Cleanup grant to demolish and redevelop the former Lorraine Elementary School property.The funds will be used to clean up the site after lead paint was discovered in the building, paving the way for new development in the area."From my standpoint, any kind of progress is good as long as it's smart," said a former student who attended Lorraine Elementary in 1971 and 1972.Plans for t…

Fountain accepts $1.9 million grant for defunct community center

Initially bought by the city a decade ago to house government offices, the Lorraine Center has been vacant since the pandemic. Under a $1.9 million grant the EPA awarded to the city, the building is now funded to undergo remediation…