[CPEO-BIF] Zephyr Oil Bulk Fuel Terminal, Elmwood, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

County backs redevelopment
Brownfield request supported; tunnel issue still pending

Leelanau Enterprise (MI)
May 1, 2007


A plan to redevelop a "brownfield" into an upscale yacht club on M-22 in 
Elmwood Township received a glowing endorsement from the Leelanau County 
Board of Commissioners last week — but a related plan to construct a 
tunnel under M-22 to access the waterfront may face a greater challenge.

Local developer Ron Walters of West Bay Partners, L.L.C. has proposed 
cleaning up the old Zephyr Oil Bulk Fuel Terminal on the west side of 
M-22 and constructing boat storage facilities, retail spaces, a lodge 
and townhouses on the 11-acre parcel.

That portion of the project may be eligible for certain tax advantages 
and state funding through the county’s Brownfield Redevelopment 
Authority and was the subject of a public hearing last week in Leland.

The key to the project, however, is a 29-slip marina that can 
accommodate yachts of 50 to 70 feet in length.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2007/05/01/county-back-redevelopment/

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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