Miami Receives Cleanup Grant

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $200,000 brownfields cleanup grant to the Town of Miami. The money will be used to clean up the Fitzpatrick/Barcon site at 53 Keystone Avenue. The property is contaminated with hazardous materials used in the construction of the site. Since its purchase in 1909, the facility has served a wide range of purposes, including a saloon and rooming house, storage facility, and senior and youth centers.

Grant funds will also be used to provide health, safety and environmental services to area residents.