January 19, 2006

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester have today announced that grants totaling $3.9 million have been awarded to 35 applicants. The Scrap Tire Cleanup Program funds are designated for use toward the complete cleanup of these tire sites in order to reduce the potential public health and environmental concerns, such as fire and mosquitoes, associated with scrap tires. This funding will protect the health of these communities; and clean up more than 3.8 million scrap tires from sites across the state.

The grantees will have until August 31, 2006, to complete contract requirements for having their tires removed and processed in accordance with a DEQ-approved tire removal plan.

The following is a list of the approved grantees receiving scrap tire cleanup contracts under the Program:

Grantee                                                  County             Amount

Allegan County – Martin Site                   Allegan           $210,000
Allegan County – Miller Site                    Allegan         $1,050,000
Alpena Township                                    Alpena              $14,250
Blackmer, Karen                                    Montcalm            $4,000
Breitung Township (2 sites)                     Dickinson          $79,248
Burgher, Jason                                       Lapeer              $72,500
Carter, Wade Sr.                                    Marquette          $18,000
Cherry, Robert                                        Macomb           $65,000
Detroit, City of                                        Wayne              $46,605
Dyer, Thomas                                        Washtenaw        $46,250
Egelston Township (3 sites)                    Muskegon          $15,000
Grayling & Beaver Creek Townships        Crawford             $18,750
Jennings, Sarah                                     Allegan             $200,000
Kies, Marilyn                                         Hillsdale              $45,750
Knox, Brian                                           Washtenaw           $6,000
Lindsey, Bradley A.                                Kalamazoo           $2,000
M-66 Auto Inc.                                       Osceola            $315,000
Marshall, Ellis                                        Allegan               $35,000
MDNR-Adopt A Forest                            Various                $8,474
MDNR-Forest Management                     Various                $3,400
MDNR-Waterloo                                     Jackson               $3,493
Moore, Richard A.                                  Gratiot                $30,000
Neumann, Robert L.                               Mecosta             $47,500
Osceola County                                     Osceola         $1,400,995
Pavlicek, Calvin                                      Midland                $7,685
Rasic, Steven                                         Muskegon          $20,500
Romulus, City of                                     Wayne               $72,285
Sonntag, Albert H.                                  Huron                   $9,500
Thompson, Robert                                  Iosco                    $3,500
Tri-City Used Cars & Parts, Inc.               Bay                      $4,315
Trolz, Robert                                          Jackson              $35,000
Wiggins, Burma                                     Montcalm            $10,000

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

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Revised January 19, 2006 by Pat Watson