2012 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:59:39 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Clock running out" on Michigan Brownfields funding
 
Grand Rapids and developers watch clock running out on Brownfield re- development funding

By David Czurak
Grand Rapids Business Journal (MI)
December 11, 2012

An important state law that has been largely responsible for the redevelopment of urban areas in Michigan, including Grand Rapids, will go away if state lawmakers don’t act before the end of the year.

Time is running out on the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act of 1996, as it is set to sunset on Jan. 1.

If that happens, the losers will be downtown property owners and developers who won't receive a valuable incentive for turning contaminated and vacant properties into useful ones that go on the tax rolls when their redevelopment projects are completed.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.grbj.com/articles/75698-grand-rapids-and-developers-watch- clock-running-out-on-brownfield-re-development-funding

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