Blugold Real Estate Foundation Inc

THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO BLUGOLD REAL STATE FOUNDATION, INC TO IMPLEMENT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CLEANUP ACTIVITIES AT TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES (1111 AND 1061 MENOMINEE STREET), EAU CLAIRE, WI. TWO CLEANUP PROPOSALS WERE AWARDED AND HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO ONE AWARD BECAUSE BOTH ARE PART OF THE SAME OVERARCHING DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR IN TANDEM AND ARE ADDRESSED IN ONE WORKPLAN. THE 2 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CLEANUP GRANTS WILL BE USED TO CLEANUP AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION RESULTING FROM OVER 100 YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. EPA FUNDS WILL HELP TO PREPARE THE SITE FOR REDEVELOPMENT AS THE SONNENTAG EVENT CENTER AND RECREATIONAL COMPLEX. THIS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTNERS, WILL NOT ONLY SERVE THE UNIVERSITY, BUT THE CITY OF EAU CLAIRE AND A REGIONAL POPULATION OF NEARLY 330,000 PEOPLE. CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT WILL SUPPORT THE CITY OF EAUCLAIRE'S PRIORITY REDEVELOPMENT AREAS ALONG THE CHIPPEWA RI