[CPEO-BIF] Dundee Village, Michigan gas station

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Village approves brownfield plan

Dundee Independent (MI)
August 7?, 2006

Dundee Village Council members approved a plan to clean up a 
contaminated area on the north side of M-50, allowing developers of the 
Lone Star Steak House and Saloon to be reimbursed some $5,570.
The money will come from captured taxes, which will be assessed as a 
result of the new building.

In addition, businesses which have approved brownfield plans are 
eligible to receive up to 10% of their investment as a tax credit from 
the state. In Lonestar’s case, this would be a $170,000 tax credit, and 
the company would have 10 years to use that credit, said Village 
Attorney Tom Russow. This state tax credit has no affect on local taxes.

The ground is contaminated with benzene and other petroleum-related 
substances. The contamination migrated northward from the original 
contaminated former gas station site on the south side of M-50, via the 
aquifer.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dundeeonline.com/articles/40.2.2003.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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