LANSING — The state will spend nearly $19 million to clean up the site that once was home to GM’s Fisher Body plant, one of the “most impactful projects” in Michigan’s industrial redevelopment efforts.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Tuesday in announcing approval of $87.5 million in grant funding for 18 projects across the state of Michigan through the Strategic Site Readiness Program .
The Lansing RACER Trust Plant 6 site (Fisher Body) will receive $18.9 million, while an “advanced manufacturing” and “build ready” site termed Delhi College Road will receive $6.5 million funding.
“The Lansing RACER Trust Plant 6 site is a brownfield site that is poised to be one of the most impactful projects of all the state’s redevelopment,” the MEDC said in a press release. “Currently limited by a number of risks from a site selector’s perspective, this project will help the City of Lansing study those issues and make the site more marketable. Site preparation includes removal of underground utilities, demolishing old structures, site due diligence and developing remediation plans for future use of the site.”