Loan approved to remove pollutants from GM site
The DeKalb Development Authority has approved a $502,000 loan to clean up hazardous materials and contaminated soil at the site of the former General Motors plant in Doraville, which is being demolished and rebuilt as a mixed-use complex.
The development authority administers the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfield Loan Program, which helps clean up pollutants from areas targeted for redevelopment.
Doraville Sixty LLC, the owner of the old GM property, will use the loan to position the site for future construction, said Eric Pinckney, the project's executive director.
“This will provide the momentum for thousands of future well-paying jobs in a connected urban node located just inside the Perimeter and directly on the MARTA rail line,” Pinckney said.
The DeKalb Development Authority also approved a $184,000 sub-grant for the city of Lithonia for asbestos remediation in its portion of Lithonia Plaza, clearing the way for it to be demolished and rebuilt.
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