Evaluating Rural Restoration Potential and the Problems Rural Communities Face in

Infrastructure Maintenance/Revitalization

Scholars:

Braden Coats & Autumn Burns

Focus: InfrastructureHollis, Oklahoma

Data Collection & Resource

*Meeting the people

*Locating Resources & Outreach

- GIS

-Red Tape

-USDA, DEQ, and SWODA

-Policies & Grants

Results and DiscussionInfrastructure: Dilapidated Buildings● Dangers

○ Falling buildings and Residential safety

○ Asbestos● Waste management

○ Landfills■ Policies■ Regulation

○ Finances ■ Testing materials ■ Demolition■ Transport

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Thank you Hollis for your hospitality this summer towards the Rural Scholars

Project HyperLinks:

-Brownfields Assessments-Asbestos In Your Home?-Land Reclamation