MORE ABOUT BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

Towns and cities across the country have been cleaning up properties in their localities since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started the Brownfield Program in 1995. A brownfield is defined by the EPA as a property “which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.” A variety of grants are made available to assist in these clean-up initiatives.

In recent years, ECBRA worked to facilitate a Brownfield plan for the development of the Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor. ECBRA accepted a state grant and crafted a Brownfield plan for the redevelopment of the former Ski’s Party Store and Gas Station, 1302 US 31 North, across from the Pellston Regional Airport, in McKinley Township. The group received the requested grant funds and have completed an environmental assessment, lead and asbestos survey and demolition of the structures. The site is ready for redevelopment.

For further information or questions about the role of the Emmet County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, please contact Tammy Doernenburg, Planning & Zoning Director at (231) 439-8998 or by email at [email protected].

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