Ready for Reuse
Antrim Crossing Mixed-Use Property
1010 East Elder Road, Mancelona, Michigan 49659
Site Name: Tar Lake Superfund Site
Size: Approximately 200 acres
Supported Site Uses: Recreational, Industrial and Commercial
Existing Site Infrastructure: Water and electrical utilities are
available at the site. Sewer service extension to the site is pending.
Readiness for Use:
Ready now: Approximately 195 acres are ready for use.
Ready in the future: Approximately four acres which contain the Tar
Lake ground water biosparge system are unavailable for use at this
time.
Mancelona, Michigan
The site is located in Antrim
County, Michigan, just east of
Highway 131 and approximately
one mile south of Mancelona
Township, Michigan.
SETTING:
• The site is situated in a rural area characterized
by a low-density mix of residential, commercial,
recreational and industrial development.
• There are several lakes and ponds in the immediate
vicinity of the Tar Lake site.
• Surrounding population: 0.5 mile, 416 people; 2.5
miles, 3,146 people; 4 miles, 4,257 people.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• Antrim County conducted a reuse planning process
for the site in 1999. Reuse plans include a snowmobile
center, an Antrim County Iron Works Company
museum, a technical training facility, a technical skills
center, a community center, a senior citizens center
that includes assisted living and daycare facilities, a
public park, and commercial and light industrial land
uses.
REMEDIAL STATUS:
• Remediation of the Tar Lake site is complete.
• The site's remedy has involved excavation and off-
site disposal of over 68,000 tons of tar/creosote
waste and contaminated soils.
• Ground water remediation and monitoring is
expected to continue through 2008, at which time
the site may be deleted from the National Priorities
List.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
EPA Region 5:
Karen Cibulskis
Remedial Project Manager
77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Phone: (312) 886-1843
Email: cibulskis.karen(g).epa.gov
Site Summary: http://www.epa.gov/
regionS / superfund/npl/michigan /
MID980794655.htm
EPA Region 5 Reuse Fact Sheets
August 2007
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