Property Details for Hiram Elementary School

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Property Location
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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

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Property Alias

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

172601

Property Address

34 School House Road Hiram, ME 04041

Size

8.2

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

43.83506269999999 / -70.83225119999997

Congressional District

Property Contact

Gardner, Frank

Gardner.Frank@epa.gov

617-918-1278

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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
Regional Planning Commission Inc. Southern Maine	BF96174701	ME	Assessment	2013

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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	$3,514.00	02/10/2014	03/21/2014	Regional Planning Commission Inc. Southern Maine	Y	FY15
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$21,139.00	03/31/2014	10/16/2014	Regional Planning Commission Inc. Southern Maine	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $24,653.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $24,653.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Asbestos

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Building Materials

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
07/01/2014		07/24/2014	Regional Planning Commission Inc. Southern Maine	Yes

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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 8.2
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 2
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $40,000.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $40,000.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
03/31/2014	$550,000.00	Regional Planning Commission Inc. Southern Maine	07/30/2014
03/31/2014	$200,000.00	Regional Planning Commission Inc. Southern Maine	07/30/2014

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

Grandy Oats, an organic granola and food producer, founded in 1979 spent 14 years in Brownfield, Maine but out grew their existing facility and needed more space for expansion. The vacated Hiram Elementary School seemed to fit the needs of the growing business. Constructed in 1979, the school was closed and abandoned in 2008 due to Maine?s school consolidation. The building was left vacant and languishing. According to interviews with local officials, the school was built on previously undeveloped land. The former school building offered 10,660 square foot of space, a single story, and land. The 8.2 acres of land was zoned as commercial/industrial and provided an opportunity to utilize an existing space and also offered the land for a solar array which would provide for the company?s fuel needs. Grandy Oats expansion included a new warehouse for storing raw and organic materials as well as the installation of 288 solar panels on the school?s old sports field. The operators of the company specialize in making healthful food and wanted to make their energy as healthy as their granola. The solar panels will power everything at the facility including computers and ovens. Grandy Oats has seen increased growth of 25% in 2013 and 2014 to 30% in 2015 and employs 24 people.

Former Use: Hiram Elementary School, located at 34 School House Road, in East Hiram, Maine. The school 10,660 square foot, single story school was constructed in 1979 on 8.2 acres of land zoned as commercial/industrial. According to interviews with local officials, the school was build on previously undeveloped land. The school is serviced by an on-site leachfield and 610 foot deep private water supply well. The school has been vacant since it?s closure in July of 2008.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (8.2)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

Enrolled: 04/15/2014

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional