MUNICIPALITY of SAN GERMN

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MUNICIPALITY of SAN GERMÁN PUERTO RICO
BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT GRANTS
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PUERTO RICO
San Germán is the oldest municipality in
existence in the Island. It is home to the
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico which
adds a floating population of approximately 6,000
students to its 37,105 residents. Its urban area
has been designated as a historical district by
the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. Several of
our buildings are listed in the US National
Register of Historical Buildings.
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• SAN GERMÁN HISTORICAL DISTRICT
• ? Porta Coeli
• ? San Germán Auxerre Cathedral
• ? Old Town Square - Plaza Francisco Mariano
  Quiñónez
• ? Old City Hall
• ? Plaza Santo Domingo
• ? Old Train Station
• ? La Botica
• ? Old Teatro Parque
• ? Colegio San José
• ? Other Historical Buildings
• ? Hospital de la Concepción
• ? Casa del Componte
• ? Abandoned Properties in Historical District

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HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

• San Germán Auxerre Cathedral

• Porta Coeli

• Old Town Square Plaza
• Francisco Mariano Quiñónez

• Old Train Station

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• Porta Coeli

• San Germán Auxerre Cathedral

• Old Train Station

• Old Town Square Plaza

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HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

• Colegio San José

• La Botica

• Old Teatro Parque

• Old City Hall

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• In 2007 EPA granted two assessments grants for
  petroleum and hazardous substances.
• These grants will
• Enhance tourism activities in the historical
  district.
• Create direct and indirect jobs for our local
  artists.
• Create jobs.
• Assist the Municipality to host the basketball
  games
• scheduled during the 2010 Center American
  and
• Caribbean Games.
• Reduce potential threat to human health and the
  
• environment.
• Increase land space for housing, commercial,
• recreational and industrial development.

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• Site Selection Process
• Selection will be based upon several priority
  criteria, including
• Meeting criteria as set forth in the
  brownfields statutes.
• Priorities of the municipality Territorial
  Ordainment Plan.
• Availability to obtain access to the property.
• Physical condition of the property.
• Historical and social impacts in the community.
• If the property is privately owned, the
  Municipality will obtain
• the necessary access to the property by
  establishing a
• cooperative approach with the owners.

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Abandoned and destroyed buildings This
preliminary inventory contains two properties of
important historical value.
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PRELIMINARY INVENTORY

• GASOLINE STATIONS

These are three of the seven gas stations that
have been identified and are located in the
historical district.
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PRELIMINARY INVENTORY

• PRINTING SHOPS

These are two printing shop in the historical
area. There are more that will be identified.
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PRELIMINARY INVENTORY

• CLOSED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

Industrial buildings which were used to
manufacture electronic components and
pharmaceuticals.
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Abandoned and destroyed buildings This
preliminary inventory contains two properties of
important historical value.
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• HISTORICAL ABANDONED PROPERTY

The Casa del Componte was used by the Spanish
government in the island to torture and kill
those individuals it thought were conspiring
against the Spanish crown. Human remains have
been found at the bottom of a well located in the
backyard. The building was later used as the
residence of a physician who ran his medical
practice in the first floor of the building, but
also had a make-shift laboratory and an
out-patient surgical practice up until the early
50s. Except for the front brick wall, the
building is now gone -- victim of neglect,
vandalism, and hurricanes. Once this property is
assessed, the Municipality intends to reconstruct
it according to its still existing original
construction plans and convert it into a Civil
Rights Museum and a tutorial center for children.
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• CLOSED HOSPITAL

Hospital de la Concepción, a 500- year hospital,
which was the first and major hospital in Puerto
Rico. Relocated approximately one year ago, the
old structures are owned by the Catholic Church.
We have contacted the Bishop and will meet with
him to discuss the Brownfield Program and to
negotiate a collaborative agreement.
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• ABANDONED PROPERTIES
• IN HISTORICAL DISTRICT

• Former residence and restaurant

• Former hardware
• and general store

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• ABANDONED PROPERTIES IN HISTORICAL DISTRICT

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• ABANDONED PROPERTIES IN HISTORICAL DISTRICT

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On behalf of Mayor Isidro Negrón, the Municipal
Administration and myself, may express our
appreciation to EPA and particularly to the
Brownfield Coordinator, Ramón Torres, for making
us aware of this valuable program and for their
encouragement and support. We invite you to
visit our beautiful and historical City and to
see first-hand how our brownfield program is
functioning.