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Brownfield authority authorizes consultant to reapply for EPA assessment grant, budgets $5,000 for application

Benton Harbor Brownfield Redevelopment Authority · January 9, 2026
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The Authority authorized its consultant to reapply for a U.S. EPA assessment and cleanup-planning grant (FY26) and approved a $5,000 payment to Fishback to prepare the application; the board discussed competitiveness and tight deadlines but carried the motion by roll call.

The Benton Harbor Brownfield Redevelopment Authority voted Jan. 8 to have its contracted consultant, Fishback, prepare and submit a U.S. EPA fiscal year 2026 assessment/cleanup-planning grant application and to pay Fishback $5,000 for the application work.

Teresa Searls of Fishback told the board the Authority narrowly missed funding in the prior round but that debriefing information gives a clearer roadmap this…

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