EPA Sponsored Grants

THE DETROIT – WAYNE COUNTY BROWNFIELDS COALITION
Is accepting PUBLIC COMMENTS on the
FY 2012 Brownfield Assessment Grant Proposal
for Conductiong Community-Wide Environmental Assessments
Wayne County, City of Detroit Building, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department
(BSE&ED) and the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority have collaborated to form the Detroit
– Wayne County Brownfields Coalition. The Coalition is submitting a proposal for FY 2012
Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant in response to the US Environmental
Protection Agency Notice of Funding Availability under the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfield Revitalization Act.

Copies of the Grant Proposal will be available November 14 - November 22, 2011 during
regular business hours for review and comment at:

Wayne County
Attention: Ms. Joan Brophy
500 Griswold, 10th Floor
Detroit, MI 48226
jbrophy@co.wayne.mi.us

City of Detroit
Building, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department
Attention: Mr. Raymond Scott
660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1800
Detroit, Michigan 48226
ScottR@detroitmi.gov

Detroit Wayne County Port Authority
Attention: Mr. John Kerr
130 E. Atwater
Detroit, MI 48226
jkerr@portdetroit.com
Comments on the Grant Proposal can be mailed or emailed to one of the above address.


Former Sears Site Cleanup Grant Project
The Former Sears Site is located at 10750 Grand River within the city of Detroit, Michigan and is bound by Grand River Avenue to the north and Oakman Boulevard to the east. This site was formally used as a Sears Retail Store and Auto Care Center from approximately 1928 to1988. The site became contaminated from historical automotive activities and underground storage tanks (USTs). The USEPA’s cleanup grant will be used to clean up the soil contamination, thereby creating a clean site for a commercial/mixed-use development. The proposed remediation includes excavation, removal, and disposal of contaminated soil,and post verification sampling prior to back filling.

Below are the various documents related to the implementation of this project.
Sears Site Work Plan
Sears Site Quarterly Report - January 2009
Sears Site Quarterly Report - March 2009

Contact:
Mrs. LaReina E. Wheeler
City of Detroit Department of Environmental Affairs
660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1800
Detroit, MI 48226


Globe Building Cleanup Grant Project
The Globe Building site is located at 1801-1803 Atwater Street within the city of Detroit, Michigan. The site is generally bound by Atwater Street to the south, Guion Street to the north, St.Aubin Street to the east, and Orleans Street to the west. The Globe Building was a former automotive manufacturing and foundry facility from 1884 to 1950. The site became contaminated from historical automotive activities. The USEPA’s cleanup grant will be used to clean up the soil contamination, thereby creating a clean site for the foreseeable residential/commercial redevelopment. The proposed remediation includes excavation, removal, and disposal of contaminated soil,and post verification sampling prior to back filling.

Below are the various documents related to the implementation of this project.
Globe Building Work Plan
Globe Building Quarterly Report - January 2009
Globe Building Quarterly Report - March 2009

Contact:
Mr. Min Yang
City of Detroit-Department of Environmental Affairs
660 Woodward Ave., Suite 1800
Detroit, MI 48226


Eastern Market Site Assessment Grant Project
The purpose of the Site Assessment Grant project is to conduct environmental site assessment activities within the Eastern Market Project Area, bounded by Mack Avenue (N), Rivard Street (W), St. Aubin (E), and Gratiot (S). Environmental site assessments serve to identify past and present uses and to reveal potential environmental concerns that may inhibit redevelopment.The Detroit Eastern Market has been the central market place to the City of Detroit for over 160 years. Currently, the market is used as wholesale and retail in providing fresh produce, specialty foods, and flowers. The redevelopment plan includes restoring historic details and creating a flexible-use event space that would integrate market sheds,adjacent retail, and residential redevelopment. The proposed site activities include Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, Baseline Environmental Assessments,and Section 7a Compliance Analysis.

Below are the various documents related to the implementation of this project.
Eastern Market Project Area Work Plan
Eastern Market Project Area Quarterly Report - January 2009
Eastern Market Project Area Quarterly Report - March 2009

Contact:
Mr. William Hischke
City of Detroit-Department of Environmental Affairs
660 Woodward Ave., Suite 1800
Detroit, MI 48226