Belfast hires firm to handle environmental cleanup of downtown properties

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 2, 2025

The Belfast City Council has selected a firm that will coordinate the federally funded cleanup of two downtown properties. Councilors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to choose TRC Environmental Corporation after the city was awarded $2.5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields cleanup and assessment programs earlier this year. Of that amount, $2 million can be spent on remediating the two sites, while $500,000 can be spent on assessing the condition of another 10 properties in the city. The selection of the firm marks forward progress in a years-long effort by Belfast to redevelop the downtown area around its waterfront, which was once dominated by industrial operations.