Brownfields 2006 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
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Dickinson County Brownfieid Redevelopment Authority, Mi
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 brownfieid 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. Additionally, funding support is provided
to state and tribal response programs through a separate
mechanism.
Community Description
The Dickinson County Brownfieid Redevelopment
Authority was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Located in the south-central portion of
Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Dickinson County
(population 27,345) has a history strongly rooted in
extractive industries such as mining and logging. In
addition, a major automotive manufacturing plant and
chemical manufacturing plant operated in the county for
many years. These activities have resulted in brownfieid
sites that occupy large tracts of land, including 61
underground storage tanks. Of the county's 184 potential
brownfields, 92 are petroleum-contaminated. Many of
these sites are in residential, commercial, and industrial
areas. The county's per capita income is $18,516, and 9.1
percent of residents live below the poverty level. When
brownfields are revitalized, they will become sites for
new and expanding businesses. Brownfields
redevelopment will spark economic redevelopment
interest in underutilized properties, preserve greenspace,
create jobs, and increase the local tax base.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Dickinson County
Brownfieid Redevelopment Authority for a
brownfields assessment grant. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to create a brownfields
inventory and to perform Phase I and II
environmental site assessments. Funds also will be
used for redevelopment planning and a
community outreach and education program.
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/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: Dickinson County Brownfieid
Redevelopment Authority,MI
(906) 774-2002
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.
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