In May 2009, the City of Georgetown was awarded grant funding from U.S. EPA, under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, for cleanup of the former Empire Pencil Factory property. The grant, totaling $200,000, will be used clean up the Former Empire Pencil Factory in order to remediate asbestos and hazardous substances at the site, demolish the existing building, and create a clean site for redevelopment to benefit the surrounding neighborhood.

Recover.gov

Brownfield Grant Fact Sheet
Pencil Factory Cleanup Fact Sheet
Public Meeting Minutes 11-23-09
Public Meeting Slides 11-23-09
Brownfield Grant Documents
ARRA Certificate
Bid Tab