FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT SPURS REVITALIZATION IN CHURCH ROW WATERLOO, IA — A once-vacant lot at 601 Randall Street is being transformed into a new single-family home, marking a milestone in neighborhood reinvestment made possible through collaboration between the City of Waterloo, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hawkeye Community College, and Iowa Heartland Habitat for… Read more »
The City of Waterloo (City) recently completed an Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) Inspection at a cold storage warehouse formerly operated by Crystal Ice at 70 Sycamore Street (site) under its United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Brownfields Multipurpose Grant. The investigation identified asbestos in twelve (12) of the seventy-six (76) samples collected from various… Read more »
Waterloo Development Corporation (WDC), with support from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association (BHCGA), has broken ground on the new $37 million CourtWorks facility downtown along West Commercial Street. The 110,000 square-foot venue is designed to attract youth sporting events and will feature eight full-size hardwood basketball courts/16 volleyball courts with seating for over 1,000… Read more »
The City of Waterloo (City) recently completed an Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) Inspection at the former Altstadt & Langlas Baking Co. at 54 Lane Street (site) under its United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Brownfields Multipurpose Grant. The investigation identified asbestos in forty-seven (47) of the one-hundred and sixty-one (161) samples collected from various… Read more »
The City of Waterloo partnered with Eocene Environmental Group to update its interactive brownfields webportal in support of community planning, infrastructure updates, and public access to information. This website is accessible at thenewwaterloo.com and clicking the tool on the top half of the page. This resource is useful for Waterloo residents, developers, and investors for… Read more »
The City of Waterloo was selected to present at the 2025 National Brownfields Conference held in Chicago, IL from August 5-8th. Mr. Noel Anderson, Community Planning and Development Director, provided the audience with an overview of its award-winning Jefferson Street Corridor. The presentation detailed how partnerships with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA),… Read more »
The City and Eocene hosted a booth at the Eastern Iowa Home and Landscaping Show at the Waterloo Convention Center on February 28 and March 1, 2025. Staff representatives asked interested citizens to provide feedback on potential brownfields properties within the community using push pins on aerial photographs. The City also distributed project brochures during… Read more »
Download a digital copy of the City’s EPA Brownfields Multipurpose Grant brochure. Hard copies are also available for pick up at the Planning Department within City Hall.
PRESS RELEASE- EPA BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP GRANT PROJECT UPDATE (2024) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) awarded the City of Waterloo (City) a $642,400 Cleanup Grant in 2023. These federal funds will assist in offsetting costs associated with removing asbestos containing materials (ACM) from the former Rath Packing Company building located at 1442 Sycamore… Read more »
Newly-installed signage along Sycamore Street highlights the City’s EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant project currently underway at the former Rath Packing Company site. The outreach tool offers a summary of pending actions and acknowledges each instrumental partner including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Grow Cedar Valley, Eocene Environmental Group, Eastside Ministerial… Read more »