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 Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact Sheet

    Dickinson County

           Brownfield

      Redevelopment

         Authority,  Ml


EPA Brownfields  Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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, President George W. Bush 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The Dickinson County Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Located in the south-central portion
of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Dickinson County
(population 27,345)  has a history strongly rooted in
extractive industries such as mining and logging. In
addition, a major automotive manufacturing plant and
chemical manufacturing plant operated in the county
for many years. These activities have resulted in
 Assessment Grant
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the Dickinson County
 Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for a
 brownfields assessment grant. Petroleum grant
 funds will be used to create a brownfields inven-
 tory and to perform Phase I and II environmental
 site assessments. Funds also will be used for
 redevelopment planning and a community
 outreach and education program.
 Contacts
 For further information, including specific grant
 contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
 news and events, and publications and links, visit
 the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
 brownfields.

 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
 312-886-7576
 http: //www. epa.gov/R5 Brownfields/

 Grant Recipient: Dickinson County Brownfield
 Redevelopment Authority, MI
 906-774-2002

 The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
 yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
 in this fact sheet are subject to change.
brownfield sites that occupy large tracts of land,
including 61 underground storage tanks. Of the
county's 184 potential brownfields, 92 are petroleum-
contaminated. Many of these sites are in residential,
commercial, and industrial areas. The county's per
capita income is $18,516, and 9.1 percent of residents
live below the poverty level. When brownfields are
revitalized, they will become sites for new and expand-
ing businesses. Brownfields redevelopment will spark
economic redevelopment interest in underutilized
properties, preserve greenspace, create jobs, and
increase the local tax base.
                                               Solid Waste and
                                               Emergency Response
                                               (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-06-110
                        May 2006
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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