Property Details for Windsor Welcome Center

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Profile Information
Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

48042

Property Address

3 Railroad Avenue Windsor, VT 05089

Size

.38

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

43.47964 / -72.38483

Congressional District

Property Contact

Basch, Rebecca

rbasch@swcrpc.org

8026749201

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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
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission	BF98191401	VT	BCRLF	2003
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission	BF97153301	VT	Assessment	2006

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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	$2,450.00	03/01/2007	04/07/2007	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission	Y	FY07
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$79,634.00	03/10/2007	11/16/2007	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment		08/18/2007	09/30/2007	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission	N
Supplemental Assessment	$2,750.00	09/17/2007	12/03/2007	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $84,834.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $84,834.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Other Contaminants
Other Metals
PAHS
PCBS
Petroleum Products
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Ground Water
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
07/10/2007			Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission	No
07/28/2007	$47,895.00	09/30/2008	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
07/28/2007		09/30/2008	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
07/28/2007	$34,973.00	09/30/2008	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission

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

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .38
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
EPA Cleanup Funding: $82,868.00
Leveraged Funding: $28,000.00
Cost Share Funding: $26,771.00
Total Funding: $137,639.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Proprietary Controls Information Devices

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Yes

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

03/24/2009

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping)

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Yes

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

06/30/2010

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA
03/01/2007	$68,157.00	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
03/01/2007	$48,000.00	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
10/23/2007	$400,000.00	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
03/01/2007	$586,673.00	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
03/01/2007	$171,800.00	Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Welcome Center project included the revitalization of a 2,600 s.f. barn into a Welcome Center structure, and the demolition of 2,000 s.f. garage that was attached to the historic barn structure. The steel beams from the garage structure were left in place to the patio that will be used for future town events, e.g. farmers markets, community events. The land to the west of the garage structure slopes steeply up to a parking lot off of Main Street (Rte 5 - part of the Connecticut Scenic Byway). Stairs were constructed to connect the Welcome Center to Main Street thus making an important connection to downtown stores and businesses. A courtyard area in addition to the patio area provides outdoor space between the Welcome Center and the Windsor Connection Resource Center (renovated in 2003). The Chamber of Commerce will be moving into the space in the summer of 2009. In addition, the first community event will be take place by hosting the Annual meeting for the Central Vermont Economic Development Strategy group. The Town will be installing additional infrastructure into the building to include a kitchenette, utility area, and outdoor water access to maintain xeriscape landscaping. This project is the culmination of ten years of planning and budgeting. The Town received a Transportation Enhancement Grant, Scenic Byways Grant and a Downtown Grant for construction. As a Phase II ESA had been completed in 2000 and did not show environmental concerns on the majority of the property, the Town was not prepared for the expense that the site assessment, disposal of PAH soils, and change orders from project delays would add to the total project costs. Matches to this grant exceeded 120,000. As of June 2009, the Windsor Waypoint Welcome Center now houses the Town of Windsor's Chamber of Commerce and a welcome center. Approximately 4 people staff the COC. In addition, on May 20, 2009, the East Central Vermont Community Economic Development Strategy held its Annual Meeting at the Center. Many attendees expressed an interest in using the building for future meetings of other organizations due to its central location in the state. Furthermore, landscaping is now present in the planters that serve as a barrier between environmental conditions and the public and have made the property even more aesthetically pleasing to visitors and town residents.

Former Use: The property was formerly referred to as the WAG property, and was a former machine shop until the mid 1990's when the owner abandoned the property and it was taken by the bank. Previously (1950's) cement blocks were manufactured on the property. It is adjacent to a former Manufactured Gas Plant. The parcel of property is 9,580 s.f.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (.38)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 20073638 Enrolled: 03/13/2007

Date No Further Action Letter Received

01/09/2009

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional