Public Notice: Northeast Mixed-Use Commercial Park

Notice of City of Blue Island’s intent to apply for U.S.EPA Brownfields Multi-purpose Pilot Grant; Notice of a Public Meeting to discuss, accept and consider Public Comment on the Draft Grant Proposal; and Request for Public Comment on the Draft Grant Proposal.

The City of Blue Island intends to apply for a U.S.EPA Brownfields Multi-purpose Pilot Grant that is due on February 10, 2012.

This proposal is associated with the assessment, cleanup planning and cleanup of hazardous substances at 2 parcels located at the south-eastern corner of the Northeast Mixed-Use Commercial Park, the former landfill site at 119^th St and Vincennes Ave. Below are the addresses for the subject parcels-

• Parcel G- 1650 123rd St, Blue Island, IL 60406 (PIN #2530-2170-02-0000)  
• Parcel F- 1700 123rd St, Blue Island, IL 60406 (PIN #2530-2170-01-0000 )

As part of the application process, the City is required to provide public notification and obtain public input on the grant application.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The public information meeting will be held  on Monday, February 6,  2012 from 6 PM – 7 PM  at Blue Island Public Library, 2433 York Street, Blue Island, IL 60406 where the City staff will be available to discuss the draft proposal and consider public responses.

WHERE to find U.S.EPA Grant Proposal and Provide Public Comment

Starting January 29, copies of the draft cleanup proposal will be available for public review and comments at the following locations.

Available 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, Monday-Friday	Available during operating hours
Community Development Department at City Hall 13051 Greenwood Avenue Blue Island, IL 60406	Blue Island Public Library 2433 York Street Blue Island, IL 60406

The grant proposal will also be available to read, download and print at the City’s website (www.blueisland.org). The comments are due February 7, 2012.

The City will consider and respond to all written comments received by February 7, 2012.  Any comments can be emailed, mailed or delivered to:

Nidhi Goyal Brownfields Coordinator, City of Blue Island 13051 Greenwood Avenue Blue Island, IL 60406Email: ngoyal@cityofblueisland.org

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Documerica Project Rekindled

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rekindled its Documerica project, which four decades ago collected photographs to document the state of our nation’s environment. They are using Flickr and other new technologies to inspire a new generation of photographers. See their digitized collection of 1970s photos from the project’s first incarnation.

NE District: 2011 Year in Review (Part II)

2011 Grant & Technical Assistance Awards

Local Technical Assistance Award from CMAP – Existing Traffic Conditions

May 2011: Following City’s application, CMAP completed traffic counts for the NE District area as part of its 2011 Summer Data Collection Program. The available traffic counts will be incorporated in the layout of internal roadways, access points to redevelopment parcels and connections to the existing transportation system around the site.

City awarded $600K in cleanup funds

June 2011:  Blue Island was awarded another for $600,ooo as part of U.S.EPA 2011 Brownfields Cleanup Grant the cleanup of 3 priority parcels at the NE Mixed-Use Commercial Park. These funds are in addition to the $200,000 in cleanup money the City received through the U.S.EPA Brownfields Grant Program in August 2009.

These awards will help the Blue Island community attract new investment to the city by remediating the former landfill to an industrial/commercial real estate.

Tags: 2011, 2011 Review, BICDD News