PRICE COUNTY UNITED LIMITED RECEIVES OVER $1.6 MILLION AS A BROWNFIELD GRANT

[My Northern Wisconsin]

   

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the awarding of $8.5 million in brownfield grants through the Investing in America Agenda.  Notice was received on Monday, May 20, 2024.

According to the EPA, they "selected three communities in Wisconsin to receive grants totaling $4,139,394 in competitive EPA brownfields funding through the multipurpose, assessment, and clean-up grant program."  Those communities include Brillion Iron Works Redevelopment in Brillion, Wisconsin; Community Development Authority of the City of Manitowoc; and Price County United Limited in Phillips, Wisconsin.  "In addition, the agency is announcing $4.5 million in supplemental funding to two existing, high-performing brownfields revolving loan fund grant programs to help expedite their continued work at sites in Wisconsin."  Receiving those funds are Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee and West Allis, Wisconsin.

Price County United Limited (PCUL) applied for a grant for the clean-up of the Lionite building at 115 Depot Street in Phillips.  From 1883 to 2015, and for a short time in 2017, the property has been industrial.  PCUL is slated to receive $1,677,894 to clean up the site, which is contaminated with hazardous substances, which include heavy metals and inorganic contaminants.  The clean-up grant will be put toward 9.2-acres of the 26-acre Lionite property.  Grant funds will also be used to conduct community engagement activities.  Lynda Ludwig, president of PCUL stated, "PCUL is committed to bringing the site back to productive use, serving the community's resiliency and sustainability goals."

Regarding the funding, the EPA added they "selected these organizations to receive funding to address and support the reuse of brownfield sites to address the health, economic, social, and environmental challenges caused by brownfields.  EPA anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied."

For more information about this topic, read our previous article at this link.  We reached out to Lynda Ludwig and Blake Pluemer of PCUL on May 13, 2024 and May 21, 2024 asking them again to answer our remaining questions that community members have posed.  We will update the article if we get a response.


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