BROWNFIELD GRANT AWARDED FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY IN OAK PARK

APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL and Jamieson Development Consulting's client receives a $900,000 Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to deal with contamination related to former light industrial use and well-drilling operations at a property in Oak Park. Contamination was identified in soil related to these former uses.

The EGLE grant will cover additional environmental investigations, soil removal and disposal, site and selective building demolition, and potential groundwater pumping and disposal.

The Oak Park Brownfield Redevelopment Authority approved a Brownfield Plan to reimburse the developer through Tax Increment Financing (TIF) totaling $891,182 for environmental due diligence, site preparation and infrastructure activities inclusive of installation of an on-site urban stormwater system.

The redevelopment plan includes renovations to an existing building and construction of two new buildings. The plan should encourage entrepreneurial growth and enhance the 11 Mile Road Corridor. Work is projected to be completed by May 2025.

For the full EGLE release, click here.