Illinois EPA Approves $200000 to Redevelopment Warrenville Property

Gov. Pat Quinn announced Thursday that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has approved $201,625 in funds to redevelopment a former industrial site in Warrenville.  

The funding will help conduct an environmental cleanup at the former Musselman Lumber Company site along Mount Street so the area can be redeveloped, according to a news release. 

“Communities such as the City of Warrenville can use these funds to prepare underutilized properties for redevelopment, which leads to more jobs and increased tax revenue,” Gov. Quinn said in a release. “By working together, we will continue doing all we can to help Illinois communities reach their full economic potential.”

Warrenville will use the revolving loan funds to cleanup the 3.71 acre property, which the city recently acquired. The city plans to use the site to expand its municipal complex, development of residential housing as well as to create recreational space, according to the release. 

Illinois Revolving Loan Funds are "awarded to Illinois municipalities for environmental cleanup of abandoned or underutilized properties in preparation for redevelopment. Repayment of the loan by Warrenville is tied directly to the sale of the Musselman Lumber Co. site for future development of the land," according to the release.

“The assistance provided by the EPA Office of Brownfields has been instrumental in the city’s five-year effort to clean this prominent, high-priority redevelopment site,” Warrenville Mayor David Brummel said in a release. “The Brownfields loan will allow the city to complete the last stage of site clean-up activities, which will make the site much more attractive for high-quality private investment. The city and EPA relationship on this project is an excellent example of how governmental entities can collaborate to address complex problems and facilitate positive economic development at a local level.”