EAGLE RIVER, MICH. -- The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners will hold a public informational meeting regarding a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Mohawk School in Mohawk. The regular County Board meeting will follow this informational meeting and may include a resolution on the topic.
"Brownfield Redevelopment is to identify hazardous waste and petroleum waste sites within the County for possible cleanup efforts so the property can be put back into use for economic development or recreational purposes," said Janet Shea, chair of the Keweenaw County Economic Development Steering Committee.
Keweenaw County is planning to submit two grant applications totaling $400,000 to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for EPA Brownfield Site Assessment. The applications must be submitted by the Oct. 12, 2007 deadline.
The EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applications through four competitive grant programs, the first of which is the assessment grants, Shea explained. These grants will be used to identify and prioritize suspected brownfields within Keweenaw County, perform Phase I and II environmental site assessments and conduct community outreach activities.
The grants would allow the County to develop a County-wide brownfield inventory of hazardous substances and petroleum contamination. These two grants would not include the cost of actual cleanup.
The Keweenaw county Board of Commissioners now meets regularly at 6:30 p.m. on the first and the third Wednesday of the month in the Mohawk School.
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