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 Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

       Harbor Shores

          Community

 Redevelopment,  Inc.,

    Benton Harbor, 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
Harbor Shores Community Redevelopment, Inc., was
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant.  It is
located in Benton Harbor (population 10,851) in
western Michigan on Lake Michigan, within Berrien
County. The county is a former manufacturing hub that
has experienced a significant decline in industrial
production. Abandoned industrial facilities are concen-
trated in Benton Harbor, which contains the second
largest number of brownfields in Michigan. The
 Cleanup Grant
 $194,850 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected Harbor Shores Community
 Redevelopment, Inc., for a brownfields cleanup
 grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up the
 former Superior Steel site at 411 Graham Avenue,
 which is contaminated with metals and poly-
 nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. The site was a
 steel and malleable iron foundry from 1917 to
 1978. Funds also will be used for community
 outreach.
 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: Harbor Shores Community
 Redevelopment, Inc., MI
 269-926-6688
 The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
 yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
 in this fact sheet are subject to change.
median household income in Benton Harbor is less
than half the county average, and 42.6 percent of
residents live in poverty. The city's median per capita
and household incomes are both less than half the
national average. Brownfields pose health risks through
soil and groundwater exposure, especially for young
children and teenagers who use the sites for recreation.
Brownfields also are eyesores and barriers to otherwise
highly desirable waterfront locations. When the
brownfields are cleaned up, they will be part of the
mixed-use Harbor Shores development project, which
will include new residential units, commercial develop-
ment, a golf course, and marina. Brownfields redevel-
                                               Solid Waste and
                                               Emergency Response
                                               (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-06-115
                        May 2006
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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opment will capitalize on the community's greatest
asset: its waterfront. It will increase the tax base, create
jobs and tourism-based economies, and provide train-
ing, employment, education, and community growth
for those with the greatest need.

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