From the Pestigo Times. Information about the status of the mill in Niagara.
Excuse me , where is Steve Kagen? Only $15,000.00 for the grant, come on! Sorry, he's AWOL for a while. He's off, he had knee surgery when he should be working in Washington. Congress is in session and Steve is off. What timing!
Excuse me , where is Steve Kagen? Only $15,000.00 for the grant, come on! Sorry, he's AWOL for a while. He's off, he had knee surgery when he should be working in Washington. Congress is in session and Steve is off. What timing!
"Hearing On Grant For Niagara Mill Reuse Plan
Public hearing on an application for $15,000 to assist Marinette County in developing an adaptive reuse plan for the Niagara Mill site will be held Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 1:30 p.m. at the Niagara City Hall.
Marinette County plans to submit a Community Development Planning Grant in the amount of $15,000 to develop a plan for reuse of the closed Niagara mill owned by NewPage, Miamisburg, Ohio, according to Don Clewley, executive director of the Marinette County Association for Business and Industry, Inc.
Clewley has been working with Niagara officials, including its administrator Don Novak. The federal grant, requires a local match which can include in-kind services and not necessary cash from the City of Niagara.
The grant would help in an examination of the paper mill site for other industrial uses. The adaptive reuse study would look into which part of the mill could be kept or demolished, if NewPage would release some of the property for other uses.
Currently the closed mill has commercial and industrial assets including hundreds of acres in Niagara and Michigan, rail, turbines, water treatment facilities, wood grinders, other machinery and the former Niagara Club House.
If the county’s application for $15,000 is approved the goal would be to have the initial phase of the study completed by April.
NewPage had reported it would sell the mill to a non-competing paper company for $8 million to $10 million. Offers had been received which included Marinette County providing a loan of $4.5 million to a potential buyer. However, NewPage has rejected all offers to date.
Since rejection of potential buyers, NewPage has approached Niagara officials about developing an adaptive reuse plan in the event the mill is not sold.
Under the Community Development Grant funds would have to be used to benefit low and moderate income individuals. At the public hearing Jan. 21 in the Niagara City Hall at 1:30 p.m. discussed will be community needs especially regarding economic development, Marinette County Community Development Plans, Community Development Block Grant program including funding criteria and eligible activities and the proposed adaptive reuse plan.
Verbal comments will be taken at the hearing. Written comments will also be accepted at the hearing or mailed to the Marinette County Association for Business and Industry, Inc., (MCABI) Marinette until Jan. 22.
Marinette County residents are encouraged to attend the public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Information relating to the application can be obtained at the MCABI office at 601 Marinette Ave., Marinette.
" Peshtigo Times Wisconsin Community Newspaper
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