[CPEO-BIF] Silver Creek New Energy Development, Whitehall Township, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State assistance may clear way for Whitehall Township project

by Dave Alexander
Muskegon Chronicle (MI)
July 21, 2009

WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP -- Michigan authorities have provided assistance for 
the private cleanup of the former Muskegon County wastewater property in 
Whitehall Township, paving the way for a multifaceted development.

The Silver Creek New Energy Development on the 640 acres northeast of 
U.S. 31 and Holton-Whitehall Road received $492,000 in brownfield tax 
credits and a $1 million brownfield loan from the Michigan Economic 
Growth Authority Tuesday morning.

The state's assistance was based on an initial $13 million private 
investment and the creation of 150 jobs over the next five years. Over 
the long run, the potential private investment has been estimated at $54 
million.

The Silver Creek plans include an electricity-generating plant, 
cellulosic ethanol plant, recycling/waste transfer station, farming and 
a residential neighborhood in a wooded area never used in the county's 
operations. All the plans will need to be approved by the Whitehall 
Township Planning Commission and Board of Trustees.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/state_assistance_may_clear_way.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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