September 10, 2004

Additional state grants totaling $227,850 will help clean up approximately 217,000 more scrap tires from sites across the state, Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester announced today. In March, the DEQ had selected 35 applicants to receive grant awards totaling $2.5 million with funding made available under the authority of Part 169, Scrap Tires, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended.

“The DEQ is pleased to announce these additional cleanup grants,” said Director Chester. “These funds will be used to eliminate the fire and public health risks that are associated with scrap tires.”

The following is a listing of the approved grantees receiving amended scrap tire cleanup contracts under the program and the amount of additional funding:

Name                                      County                          Amount

Robert Cherry                          Macomb                            $8,400
John Kotarski                          Genesee                           $5,250
William Marquette                    Livingston                        $68,250
Robert Neumann                      Mecosta                          $32,550
Owen Auto Parts & Towing       Monroe                            $60,900
Robert Trolz                            Jackson                           $33,600
David Uppleger                        St. Clair                           $18,900

Editor’s note: DEQ news releases are available on the department’s Internet home page at www.michigan.gov/deq.

Revised September 10, 2004 by Pat Watson