Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

As the Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) seeks applicants for Brownfield Assessment funds, Kimball begins the process of a local brownfield subject site – the Longhorn building.

According to a recent press release, PADD received funds from the Environmental Protection Agency to assist communities throughout the panhandle to redevelop potential brownfield sites.

Brownfield properties are those that may have, or have been proven to have, any hazardous substance which would make redevelopment or reuse of the property difficult or dangerous.

In some cases these may be old factories,...