The Brownfields Showcase Communities are distributed across the country and vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support will be leveraged, depending on the particular needs of each Showcase Community. Jackson is expecting the cleanup and redevelopment process to alleviate unhealthy environmental conditions and to spur economic growth in surrounding communities. Background The Brownfields National Partnership has selected Jackson, Mississippi, as a Brownfields Showcase Community. Strategic Planning Zone located adjacent to Jackson s central business district.
Many sites are key to the development of the district.
Currently Jackson is experiencing a dwindling population and tax base, with industrial areas either being abandoned or minimally used. Lack of reinvestment and development further threaten to undermine its fragile economy. The city is working to clean up and redevelop brownfields sites and undertake other long-term sustainable redevelopment projects. The town has identified more than 100 sites as potential brownfields sites. Currently, redevelopment activities are underway at three sites.