[CPEO-BIF] "Hawks Grocery sale delayed by environmental concerns, " Alpena, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel]

Hawks Grocery sale delayed by environmental concerns

by Steve Schulwitz 
Alpena News (MI)
January 18, 2021


The possible sale of Hawks Grocery will be delayed until the state can do an environmental assessment on the property.

The assessment could lead to a full clean-up effort.

The State of Michigan is considering providing the assessment and action, at no cost to the new owner, or Presque Isle County. The project would be paid for by the state via the Brownfield Redevelopment Reassessment Program. 

The site is contaminated with petroleum, in the groundwater and soil, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Brownfield Coordinator Julie Lowe said. She said the small business, which is still open, is the type of project the state is looking for to address environmental contamination.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2021/01/hawks-grocery-sale-delayed-by-environmental-concerns/

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Lenny Siegel
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