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Brownfield Redevelopment

Brownfield Projects in Grand Traverse County

Posted by Kevin Endres - Jan 24, 2009

The community must come together to support developers and indivduals interested in utilizing the incentives provided by the Brownfield Redevelopment Act. These incentives are available to everyone in the state and the program is a product of the state legislature. Using the incentives not only helps clean up contaminated properties, but also provides the means to help developers get projects off the ground.

We have seen many projects in Grand Traverse County utilize these incentives in the last few years, Copper Ridge, Hagerty, the two "Holes" at each end of Front Street and even the Commons project. I don't think the generaL public, and especially the media, realizes the amount of risk and financial skin in the game that developers have in taking on such projects. The media has portrayed the use of Brownfield funds as money hungry developers stealing money from users such as BATA, the elderly, and the Library. This is obviously false and an intentional use of the media to direct public policy.

The two questions I have are these: 1) "Do you think that the County's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is vital in helping redevelop properties within Grand Traverse County" 2) "Do you think the media is intentionally trying to drive policy and create controversy where there isn't any to sell papers". Let us know your thoughts.

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