Brownfields 2013 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
City of Traverse City and Charter Township of Garfield
Recreational Authority, 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.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Traverse City and
Charter Township of Garfield Recreational
Authority for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
clean up the Historic Barns Park Property at 1500
Red Drive in Traverse City. The site was used as
agricultural land from at least 1885 through 1957,
including farming operations associated with the
Traverse City State Hospital. After 1957,
abandoned barns and farm buildings were used for
storage and maintenance of hospital vehicles. The
site is contaminated with metals and semi-volatile
organic compounds. Grant funds also will be used
to support community outreach activities.
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
312-886-4747
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds/)
Grant Recipient: City of Traverse City and
Charter Township of Garfield Recreational
Authority,MI
231-929-3696
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)
EPA-560-F-13-140
May 2013
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