Uniroyal site on Detroit Riverfront gets a clean-up extension for developers Bettis/Betters
The state Department of Environmental Quality has reached agreements
with three of the four parties deemed responsible for clean-up of the
Uniroyal site; in light of the complexities involved, the developers — including ex-Pittsburgh Steeler-turned-developer Jerome
Bettis and his partner Charles Betters — of
the site have been given a three-year extension.
The state Department of Environmental Quality has reached agreements with three of the four parties deemed responsible for clean-up of the Uniroyal site; in light of the complexities involved, the developers of the site have been given a three-year extension.
A company headed by ex-Pittsburgh Steeler-turned-developer Jerome
Bettis and his partner Charles Betters entered a purchase and land
development agreement with the city in 2005 to build apartments,
townhouses, retail stores and cafes.
Excerpt:
Vincent Nathan, Detroit’s
environmental affairs director who chairs the brownfield authority,
said the extension is needed because complex negotiations on cleanup
costs and state reviews have caused delays.
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