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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Dickinson County
Brownfield
Redevelopment
Authority, Ml
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, the President
signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
Law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible
applicants through four competitive grant programs:
assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup
grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Dickinson County Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority has been selected for a brownfields assess-
ment grant. Dickinson is a rural county in the south-
central region of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Approximately 9.1 percent of the county's 27,472
residents live in poverty, with an average per capita
income of $18,516. The current unemployment rate is
6.1 percent. Historically, industry in Dickinson County
has centered around logging, mining, and light manu-
facturing. Mining ceased in the 1980s, which left the
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Dickinson County
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to inventory brownfield properties in the ten
communities of Dickinson County, and to perform
Phase I and II assessments at priority sites
identified through the inventory. Funds also will be
used for community outreach and education, and
for redevelopment planning.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields website at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Dickinson County Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority, MI
906-774-2002
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
economy dependent on the forest-products industry
and light manufacturing. The county is scarred with
more than 80 identified mine properties, and methane
emissions from past industrial waste disposal practices.
Grant funds will enhance the county's ability to stimu-
late redevelopment of underutilized properties, thereby
avoiding development of greenspace.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-042
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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