w5 Brownfields 1998 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet City of Saginaw, Ml EPA Brownfields Initiative 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. Background EPA has selected the City of Saginaw for a Brownfields Pilot. Saginaw (population 69,512) is located approximately 100 miles north of Detroit. The City is situated at the north end of Michigan's industrial corridor and near the gateway to the State's recreational areas. Principle employment is automotive manufacturing, medicine, education, and agriculture. In the past, lumber, oil, and coal industries have been large employers for the region. Saginaw's 31.7% poverty level is among the highest in the nation, and the unemployment rate is 9.75%. The City has hundreds of idle and abandoned former industrial and manufacturing sites. During the last 30 years, more than 800 abandoned properties in the central business district have reverted to City or State ownership. The Pilot targets City-, State-, and privately-owned commercial and industrial properties located within or adjacent to the State-designated Renaissance Zone and on the City's riverfront. As a result of the Renaissance Zone designation, the City has received numerous inquiries from developers and prospective businesses about properties and tax benefits. Uncertainty about the existence of environmental contamination has hindered redevelopment. Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 07/15/1998 Amount: $200,000 Profile: City of Saginaw, MI. The Pilot targets City-, State- and privately-owned commercial and industrial properties located within or adjacent to the State-designated Renaissance Zone or on the City's riverfront. 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: City of Saginaw,MI (312)886-7257 Objectives Saginaw's primary objective is to increase redevelopment and create jobs in the target areas by encouraging private and public investment. To assist in this effort, the Pilot will develop a working inventory database of brownfields target properties; address those properties with high economic priority; and attempt to maximize the communities' involvement and understanding of the benefits of brownfields redevelopment. Activities Activities planned as part of this Pilot include: • Developing a brownfields site inventory; • Conducting an economic analysis of prospective properties within the target area; • Performing Phase I and II environmental site assessments for those targeted properties; and United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 500-F-98-204 Jul 98 ------- • Providing outreach and education to the community regarding brownfields redevelopment issues. 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 and Emergency Response (5105T) Solid Waste EPA 500-F-98-204 Jul 98 ------- w5 Brownfields 1998 Supplemental Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet City of Saginaw, Ml EPA Brownfields Initiative 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. Background EPA awarded the City of Saginaw supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot and additional funding for assessments at brownfields properties to be used for greenspace purposes. Saginaw (population 69,512) is located approximately 100 miles north of Detroit. The city is situated at the north end of Michigan's industrial corridor and near the gateway to the state's recreational areas. Principle employment is automotive manufacturing, medicine, education, and agriculture. In the past, lumber, oil, and coal industries have been large employers for the region. Saginaw's 31.7 percent poverty level is among the highest in the nation, and the unemployment rate is 9.75 percent. The city has hundreds of idle and abandoned former industrial and manufacturing sites. During the last 30 years, more than 800 abandoned properties in the central business district have reverted to city or state ownership. Uncertainty about the existence of environmental contamination has hindered redevelopment. The original Pilot targeted city-, state- and privately owned commercial and industrial properties located within or adjacent to the state-designated Renaissance Zone and on the city's riverfront. The supplemental assistance will expand to target several priority brownfields located anvwhere within the citv. including nronerties within the Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 03/01/2000 Amount: $150,000 $50,000 for Greenspace Profile: City of Saginaw, MI. The Pilot targets approximately 12 brownfields located within the boundaries of Saginaw's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and a 2 8-acre abandoned marsh area in the central city for greenspace 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/R5Brownfields) Grant Recipient: City of Saginaw,MI (517)759-1550 Objectives Saginaw's primary objective is to increase redevelopment and create jobs in the target areas by encouraging private and public investment. The goal of the supplemental assistance is to use the brownfields systems and infrastructure in place as a result of the initial Pilot efforts to maximize cleanup and redevelopment opportunities within the boundaries of the city's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. In conjunction with the city's riverfront development plans and in partnership with the Saginaw public school system and several non-profit entities, the city is developing a plan to use greenspace funding to create urban wetlands within the central city in a 2 8-acre abandoned marsh area. The additional funding for assessment will help facilitate restoration of this habitat. To accomplish these objectives, the Pilot plans to: United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 500-F-00-043 Apr 00 ------- Renaissance Zone, adjacent to the Zone, along the riverfront, or within the boundaries of the city's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. • Select priority brownfields among those inventoried within the city limits; • Conduct approximately 12 Phase I environmental assessments; • Conduct approximately 10 Phase II environmental assessments; • Conduct approximately eight Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs) to State of Michigan specifications, providing liability protection to new owners and operators; • Perform Phase I and II assessments and BEAs to facilitate restoration of the wetland area; and • Continue to give outreach presentations, solicit input, and focus on community involvement in cleanup and redevelopment issues at the targeted properties. 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 c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 500-F-00-043 _ . . and Emergency . __ Protection Agency Response (5105*0 Apr°° Washington, DC 20450 ^ v ' ------- w5 Brownfields 1998 Supplemental Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet City of Saginaw, Michigan EPA Brownfields Initiative 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. Background EPA awarded the City of Saginaw supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot. Saginaw (population 69,500) is located approximately 100 miles north of Detroit at the north end of Michigan's industrial corridor and near the gateway to the state's recreational areas. The lumber, oil, and coal industries have been replaced by automotive manufacturing, medicine, education, and agriculture as the area's principal employers. Saginaw's 32 percent poverty level is among the highest in the nation, and unemployment among city residents is 9.7 percent. The original EPA Pilot completed an inventory of brownfield properties located on the city's waterfront and within the tax-free, state-designated Renaissance Zone. Supplemental funding was used to complete assessments on target properties. The success of the original EPA Pilot and supplemental funding for this area of Saginaw has led to the assessment of 28 properties, leveraging $34 million in redevelopment funding, and the projected creation of more than 575 permanent jobs. This second supplemental grant will be used to assess and facilitate the redevelopment of new sites within or adjacent to the Renaissance Zone, particularly, brownfield properties along Saginaw's riverfront corridor in the downtown area. Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 05/01/2002 Amount: $150,000 Profile: City of Saginaw, Michigan. The Pilot will target properties within or adjacent to the state-designated Renaissance Zone. 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: City of Saginaw,MI (989)759-1318 Objectives The goal of Saginaw's brownfields program is to encourage redevelopment and create jobs in the pilot areas by encouraging public and private investment. The objectives of this Pilot are to select priority sites among those inventoried within or adjacent to the city's Renaissance Zone, complete the assessments on properties with high redevelopment potential, and continue to provide outreach to the community. Activities Activities planned as part of this Pilot include: • Conducting approximately 12 Phase I environmental assessments; • Conducting approximately 10 Phase II environmental assessments; • Conducting approximately 8 baseline environmental assessments; and • Continuing outreach to the community. United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 500-F-02-096 May 02 ------- 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 and Emergency Response (5105T) Solid Waste EPA 500-F-02-096 May 02 ------- |