I JBt | Brownfields 2006 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Cheboygan County, 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. 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
Cheboygan County was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in northeast lower
Michigan, Cheboygan County (population 27,289) is a
historically industrial and shipping community that
experienced significant economic disruption during the
past 25 years. Lumbering was responsible for the growth
and development of the county in the late 1800s, when
the industry was located at Mill Creek. Other industries
also located along the waterfront to take advantage of easy
access to water for processing and shipping. This
industrial activity resulted in at least 103 known
contaminated sites. The unemployment rate in the county
is 9.6 percent, and the median household income is only
77.5 percent of the state average. When brownfields are
assessed and revitalized, the properties will be used for
recreational, retail, and residential purposes. Brownfields
redevelopment will stimulate private investment in
housing options and businesses, create jobs, expand the
tax base, and create greenspace and trails.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected Cheboygan County for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances and petroleum grant funds will be used
to perform approximately 20 Phase I and
approximately ten Phase II environmental site
assessments for both hazardous substances and
petroleum sites. Grant funds also will be used to
develop a brownfields inventory and conduct
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) 886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: Cheboygan County,MI
(231) 627-9931
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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