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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Manistee, 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 City of Manistee was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located along the
shore of Lake Michigan, Manistee (population 6,586)
is a rural community with a history of a thriving
industrial and shipping economy dating back to the
1870s. That economy has deteriorated over time,
leaving abandoned industrial buildings, blight, and
contaminated sites. The city's poverty rate is 11.1
percent, and the unemployment rate is 11.9 percent.
Half of the city's 96 brownfields are in the two indus-
trial areas targeted for assessment, the Manistee
Peninsula Redevelopment Area and the North
Manistee Lakefront Industrial Corridor. These
brownfields are located near bodies of water, posing
potential threats to human health and the environment.
When brownfields are assessed and cleaned up, the
Assessment Grants
$197,000 for hazardous substances
$197,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Manistee for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to perform
eight Phase I and up to six Phase II environmen-
tal site assessments in two target areas, and
conduct community outreach activities. Petro-
leum grant funds will be used to conduct the
same tasks at sites with potential petroleum
contamination.
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/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of Manistee, MI
231-398-2805
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
city plans to use them for marinas and boating facili-
ties, and mixed commercial, retail, and residential
buildings. Brownfields redevelopment will create jobs
for local residents, increase tax revenues, and spur
spin-off economic activity with area services and retail
businesses.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-102
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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