Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities

TAB Sites
TAB Services Brochure (PDF)

What is TAB?

The Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) program provides training and technical assistance to cities and other groups who are interested in redeveloping brownfields. The TAB program brings university educational and technical resources to communities affected by hazardous substance issues at brownfield sites. The primary goal is to empower communities with an independent understanding of the underlying technical issues related to hazardous substances so they may contribute substantively to the decision-making process when sites are cleaned up and re-used. For brownfield sites, this is usually accomplished by working with the city's brownfields team to provide technical assistance and research services to the city and to assist with community outreach efforts. TAB representatives provide information through a combination of special research, written documents, public presentations, and workshops, as required.

Specific types of support provided by TAB include:

Workshops on the brownfields redevelopment process
Review of bid solicitations and responses
Review technical reports related to environmental assessment and cleanup work performed by contractors
Advice/assistance with engaging and involving key stakeholders in the planning and redevelopment process, including community visioning workshops

At brownfields sites, our teams work closely with advisory and steering committees made up of representatives of all stakeholders from the community. Primary points of contact are usually leaders of the advisory committees. These are most commonly city, county, or redevelopment agency officials designated as brownfields coordinators for individual projects, or sometimes neighborhood group leaders. Other important members of steering committees include site owners, developers, contractors, state and federal environmental regulators, and citizens at large.

Sabine Martin, TAB Coordinator
Telephone: 785.532.6474
E-mail: smartin1@k-state.edu

Blase A. Leven, Outreach Manager
Telephone: 785.532.0780
E-mail: baleven@k-state.edu

Terrie Boguski, Assistant Outreach Manager
Telephone: 913.780.3328
E-mail: tboguski@k-state.edu