MUSKEGON, Mich. — The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is offering a $50,000 grant to look for environmental contamination at the former McDonald’s at the intersection of West Muskegon Avenue and Terrace Street in Muskegon.
The land will be evaluated in an effort to redevelop the property.
Limited environmental assessments of the property already have shown the soil is contaminated with solvents, but the extent of the contamination is unknown.
The site’s historical uses: a tire vulcanizing company, battery shop, auto repair and paint shop, gas station, hat cleaner and dry cleaner.
The results will help the DDA determine what cleanup is needed and estimate costs to safely redevelop the site.
Once the environmental condition is known, the current owner, 122 LLC, will redevelop the blighted property with a residential and commercial building.
Redevelopment will result in approximately $9 million in private investment and 90 full-time jobs, and also will help fill a need for local residential housing.
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