Brownfields Grant Funding

At a glance

• What: Two federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) items. Order 38-26/27 accepts a cooperative agreement and appropriates $500,000 for Brownfields assessment. Order 39-26/27 approves the FY26 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund amendment agreement and appropriates $1,000,000 for cleanup.
• Outcome: Both passed 8-0 on September 21, 2026 (Councilor Fournier absent), after first reading on September 9.
• Speakers: Nancy Martin (Business Programs Manager), Councilors Grant and Michniewicz on Order 38; no one spoke on Order 39.

Sources

• City Council minutes, September 9, 2026: https://portlandme.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20430,plainText=false)
• City Council minutes, September 21, 2026: https://portlandme.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20470,plainText=false)

Log

2026-09-21 - City Council

Order 38: Councilor Grant moved, Councilor Sykes seconded, 8-0. Order 39: Councilor Ali moved, Councilor Phillips seconded, 8-0.

2026-09-09 - Special City Council

First reading of both orders.