Community members in Georgetown, Spring Gully and Andrews have an opportunity to help bring change to their neighborhoods.
Georgetown County received a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this summer. Over the next four years, this grant will allow the county to assess potential brownfield sites – former commercial properties that may be contaminated – for redevelopment and betterment of the communities they are located in.
To help ensure outcomes that will be most beneficial to the communities eligible for these grant funds, the County is seeking volunteers for an Environmental Steering Committee. The committee will be tasked with aiding in brownfield community outreach and ensuring that community involvement with environmental issues is carried forward in future County planning, including brownfield redevelopment.
While people living in the communities eligible for the grant are preferred, any Georgetown County resident can volunteer to serve on this committee. Applicants should be willing to volunteer their time to attend quarterly meetings held in the evenings.
Georgetown County is also looking for community input on sties that may be abandoned, unsightly, or pose a potential environmental hazard to be considered for assessment.
To apply for this committee, nominate a site, or learn more about brownfields and the assessment grant, visit our Brownfields webpage.