The Muncie City Council has voted down a proposed solar field at a former General Motors plant after debate on whether the project would make enough money for the city.

The ongoing cleanup and redevelopment of the former Black Mountain has been years in the making.

Indianapolis is dotted with properties that echo its industrial past – where factories closed, jobs disappeared, and pollution threatened health and kept property values low. Efforts in the Rivoli neighborhood, on the city’s Near Eastside, focus on one area that used to be a neighborhood hub.

Bloomington, Clarksville, and Union City will receive grants totaling $1.4 million to clean up contaminated properties.

The federal government plans to give Indiana even more money to help clean up polluted sites like former dry cleaners and factories.

The grants announced Wednesday include $300,000 each for Indianapolis, Bloomington and Connersville.