Brownfields Program: City of South Bend's Brownfield Team 

What is a Brownfield? Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

Brownfield Program Mission: Assist in the cleanup and reuse of brownfields by helping property owners identify and mitigate environmental barriers that impede economic growth.

City of South Bend's Brownfield Team:

• Ann Kolata, Community & Economic Development
• Gary Gilot, Public Works Director
• John Byorni, Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County
• Carl Littrell, City Engineer
• Cheryl Greene, Assistant City Attorney
• David Tungate, South Bend Water Works
• Jack Dillon, Division of Environmental Services

Brownfield Team Policy Statement:

• Practice smart growth by balancing controlled and orderly peripheral new development with encouraging redevelopment and adaptive reuse of brownfield sites in the older parts of the City.
• Remove impediments to redevelopment.
• Prioritize brownfield projects which catalyze growth in jobs and tax base.
• Prioritize sensitive environmental areas such as Wellhead Protection Areas.
• Leverage limited City resources with grants, loans, and private investment.
• Analyze opportunities versus our database by which we have inventoried and characterized the potential brownfield sites in the City.
• Assess market interest and market potential in determining which projects to support with brownfields assistance.
• Factor environmental justice issues into our strategic use of limited brownfields resources to help minority and disadvantaged areas of the City.

Goals

• Network with brownfield experts.
• Develop comprehensive brownfields policy and plan.
• Identify existing and/or potential brownfield sites.
• Identify and assist in removal of environmental, economic, political and legal impediments to brownfield development.
• Provide expertise and oversee development and implementation of brownfield projects.
• Serve as resource for brownfield remediation and the economic feasibility of brownfields.

For further information contact:

• Ann Kolata  574.235.9374

Economic Development
227 West Jefferson Blvd. • Suite 1200 S
South Bend, Indiana 46601
574.235.9371