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The known remediation sites include the following: Crooker and Sons, Inc., on State Route 196 Maine Recycling, an uncontrolled site on State Route 196 Topsham Municipal Offices at 100 Main Street Pine State Safety Lines, Inc., at 115 Main Street BDP Range at Water Street (Androscoggin River Bicycle and Pedestrian Path) People Plus at 6 Noble Street (Brown Fields Program) Christy’s #332 at 152 Maine Street Cressey Motors at 148 Pleasant Street Former Irving Service Station at 156 Pleasant Street Most of these sites are likely contained or were previously remediated and do not pose a threat to the BNAS redevelopment project. However, it is expected that issues related to hazardous sites will be considered in more detail when acquiring ROW for any option advanced to the design and construction phases. 2.4 Socioeconomic Resources This section describes the existing conditions of the socioeconomic resources in the Study Area. The socioeconomic resources inventoried for this Feasibility Study include economy and demographics; cultural resources; parklands and recreation; conservation land; properties that have been acquired or improved under Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act; and properties that may qualify as a public park or recreation area under Section 4(f) of the National Department of Transportation Act of 1966. 2.4.1 Economy and Demographics This subsection discusses employment and demographic data for the Towns of Topsham and Brunswick and the Brunswick Labor Market Area (LMA). The sources of data used in preparing this report are as follows, and the information obtained from these sources is considered reliable: Understanding the Impact, Closing Naval Air Station Brunswick, prepared in January 2007 by the Maine State Planning Office, includes a Regional Economic Models, Inc., economic model that forecasts population and employment changes in the Brunswick LMA as a result of the base closing between 2006 and 2015. 5 Brunswick Naval Air Station, Housing Disposition and Redevelopment Plan, prepared in August 2009 by Development Synergies LLC and other associated firms for 5 Regional Economic Models, Inc., produces a dynamic model of the Maine economy at the county level and is used to forecast the impact of different economic and market changes. Existing Conditions 57
the MRRA. This report presents information regarding demographic and housing conditions and trends, including population and household forecasts to 2015 and 2020 as they relate to the disposition of the vacated military housing as a result of the base closing and the ensuing redevelopment strategy. New England Economic Partnership prepares a semiannual forecast for economic conditions for the State of Maine and New England. Brunswick Naval Air Station Reuse Master Plan, prepared for the Brunswick Local Redevelopment Authority by the Matrix Design Group in December 2007. The preliminary business plan and corresponding economic model that forecasted the redevelopment of the NASB and corresponding employment growth also were used, which was part of an Economic Development Conveyance application. Labor force and employment statistics were obtained from the Maine Department of Labor. Demographics NOW, a private vendor of demographic data, provided 2009 population and household estimates and characteristics that were used in conjunction with decennial census data. Building-permit data and 2006–2008 estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) were obtained from the U.S. Census website. Real-estate sales data were obtained from the assessor’s offices in Brunswick and Topsham. Listing information was obtained from various Internet sites including loopnet.<strong>com</strong> and realtor.<strong>com</strong>. Anecdotal information was obtained from discussions with municipal and economic-development personnel, as well as real estate brokers and other professionals. 2.4.1.1 Population Size and Trends The Town of Brunswick had an estimated population of 21,930 in 2009, representing a 3.6 percent increase since 2000, which was greater than the 1.3 percent gain experienced during the 1990s. The Town of Topsham had an estimated population of 9,599 in 2009, which was a 5.5 percent increase since 2000 and also a lower percentage gain than during the 1990s (i.e., 5.7 percent). The population in the Brunswick LMA was 69,830 in 2009, which was 3.3 percent greater than in 2000. The 2009 population estimates appear consistent with prior three-year estimates prepared by the ACS for 2006–2008 and the potential margin of error associated with those estimates, which are also shown in the table. ACS data for Topsham were not available. Existing Conditions 58
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