CADILLAC — Gov. Whitmer announced more than $72 million in grants from the State Land Bank Authority to support state projects as part of their Blight Elimination Program.
One of those grants is going to the City of Cadillac. The grant, just over $572,000, will go towards purchasing and removing old buildings from the former Western Concrete property near the intersection of Fifth and Third Street.
The City hopes the renovated property will attract a new industrial business.
“This is an incredible example of collaboration between the City’s Industrial Fund partners – that’s a private nonprofit – along with the City’s own brownfield authority, City Council consultants and staff, all for the purposes of making Cadillac a better place for people to economically develop,” said Marcus Peccia, City Manager.
There’s been talk of Oldrati Group, a plastics company out of Italy, taking over the property, but those discussions are ongoing.
Manistee and Osceola Counties are also getting some of the grant money announced by the governor. In total, Manistee County Land Bank is getting almost $2 million while Osceola County Land Bank is receiving nearly $250,000.