Brownfields 201 1 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet ~ Charter Township of Northville, Ml EPA Brownfields Program EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states. communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield 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. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states and communities around the country cleanup and revitalize brownfields sites. Under this 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 programs through a separate mechanism. Community Description The Charter Township of Northville was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Northville (population 28,336) is located in Wayne County in southeast Michigan. Since the targeted hospital property has closed, the economic impact to the township has been significant. The property currently generates no tax revenue or job opportunities, and the buildings present a health and safety threat to the community. Financial resources available to the township are limited. When the site is cleaned up, Northville plans to redevelop the property into a nature preserve with a section allocated for commercial businesses. The township anticipates that cleanup of the site will reduce the potential for public exposure to contaminants. Cleanup of the property also is expected to remove blight, expand the tax base, and increase local investment in the area surrounding the site. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Charter Township of Northville for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the 181-acre former Regional Northville Psychiatric Hospital at 41011 Seven Mile Road. The target site operated as a psychiatric hospital from the late 1940s until 2003, when it closed. The buildings and soil are contaminated with inorganic materials and heavy metals. 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 (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields). EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team (312)886-7576 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields) Grant Recipient: Charter Township of Northville,MI 248-662-0495 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 negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) E PA 560-F-128-080 May 11 ------- |