Heritage Square Brownfield Cleanup
Summary
A $2 million EPA grant will fund cleanup of the Heritage Square site, including filling the pit, with the goal of future public open space downtown.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fully funded by a $2 million federal EPA grant, with no local match noted for these activities.
Downtown residents, Sunday Market vendors, and future users of the public open space.
Downtown parkers may see minor temporary impacts from construction staging.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - Oct 19, 2026
The city finally has the money and the expertise to clean up the old pit site downtown — a $2 million EPA grant will pay for capping contamination under the parking deck and filling the pit to grade. Actual redevelopment comes later, in phases, as funding allows.
City Council - Aug 3, 2026
A $2 million EPA grant will fund cleanup of the Heritage Square site, including filling the pit, with the goal of future public open space downtown.
City Council - May 4, 2026
The Council created Fund #199 and a supplemental budget to accept a $2 million EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant to remediate and cap the Heritage Square site, a hole in downtown Astoria since 2010. Design and outreach happen in 2026, cleanup in 2027, and reuse planning in 2028.
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