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Attachment 2: Federal Brownfields Tax Incentive Program Municipalities Containing Geographic Areas Meeting One or More Target Area Criteria
- EPA Brownfields Designated Pilot Areas (Designated prior to February 1997): Please note that some of these Grants have been awarded for projects in specific locations or neighborhoods within these Municipalities. [Please attach a letter from the Brownfields Pilot Grant administrator to verify that the property listed listed in this application is located within an EPA Brownfields Designated Pilot Area]
Boston
Chicopee
Lawrence
Lowell
Somerville
Worcester
- Federal Enterprise Community/Empowerment Zones: Please note that only portions of the following cities have been given EC/EZ designations. [Please call MassDEP to determine whether your property is located in one of these census tracts.]
Boston
Lowell
Springfield
- Census tracts with 20 percent or more of the population below the poverty level. Municipalities containing these census tracts are: [Please call DEP to determine whether your property is located in one of these census tracts.]
| Municipality |
# of Census tracts |
Municipality |
# of Census tracts |
Municipality |
# of Census tracts |
| Amherst |
4 |
Haverhill |
1 |
Quincy |
1 |
| Barnstable |
1 |
Holyoke |
5 |
Revere |
1 |
| Boston |
78 |
Lawrence |
16 |
Salem |
1 |
| Brockton |
6 |
Leominster |
1 |
Shrewsbury |
1 |
| Cambridge |
2 |
Lowell |
11 |
Southbridge |
1 |
| Chelsea |
4 |
Lynn |
8 |
Springfield |
16 |
| Fall River |
5 |
Methuen |
1 |
Taunton |
1 |
| Fitchburg |
1 |
New Bedford |
15 |
Tewksbury |
1 |
| Gardner |
1 |
North Adams |
1 |
Westborough |
1 |
| Grafton |
1 |
Northampton |
2 |
Worcester |
13 |
| Greenfield |
1 |
Pittsfield |
3 |
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- Census tract(s) which have a population under 2000, AND have 75 percent or more of its land area is zoned for industrial or commercial use, AND are adjacent to census tract(s) with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more. Municipalities containing these census tracts are: [Please call DEP to determine whether your property is located in one of these census tracts.]
| Municipality |
# of Census tracts |
Municipality |
# of Census tracts |
Municipality |
# of Census tracts |
| Amherst |
2 |
Everett |
1 |
Qunicy |
1 |
| Boston |
8 |
Leominster |
1 |
Springfield |
2 |
| Cambridge |
1 |
New Bedford |
1 |
Worcester |
2 |
| Chelsea |
1 |
Northampton |
1 | |
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