Number
240998
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution relative to application, acceptance, and funding of a brownfield grant application to the USEPA for cleanup of a brownfield in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
Body
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee is eligible for grant funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for cleanup of brownfield sites in the city; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority has identified a need for the available funding for one site specific cleanup grant for up to $500,000 at 2900 W. Center Street; and
Whereas, on September 16, 2004, the Redevelopment Authority determined the subject property to be blighted within the meaning of Section 66.1333(4)(bm), Wisconsin Statutes, and the Common Council approved the blight designation and property acquisition on September 21, 2004; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority acquired the property from the owner, Bostik-Findley, following the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) issuing a Voluntary Party Liability Exemption for the parcel; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority sold the property to CAPTA, LLC, an entity related to Lena’s Food Markets, on March 11, 2005 for a food distribution center as recorded through Milwaukee County Register of Deeds Document No. 08973003; and
Whereas, the City of Milwaukee foreclosed on the property on January 17, 2020 through Milwaukee County Register of Deeds Document No. 10944722 and began leasing the parcel on a month-to-month basis to the Jewish Community Center as a food pantry on November 1, 2020; and
Whereas, the Jewish Community Center is interested in purchasing and redeveloping the subject property, which would allow them to expand their services to the community; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority recognizes that the remediation and redevelopment of brownfields is an important part of protecting Wisconsin’s resources and encoura...
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