From the Star Tribune:
The Metropolitan Council announced Wednesday that they had awarded Surly, the Brooklyn Center-based craft brewer with a cult following, a $545,300 grant to assist with environmental cleanup at a former potato plant in Prospect Park. That's one of three grants the company said it needed to select the site and perform $2.5 million in remediation.
The largest piece of the subsidy puzzle will likely fall into place later this week. Surly has asked the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for $1.5 million in cleanup funds. A spokesman for DEED said their decisions will be released this week.
A request for $450,000 from Hennepin County also appears likely to get a green light. County staff are recommending approving the grant, though it likely won't get a final vote from the Hennepin County Board until Jan. 29.
Update: Surly was awarded the $1-million grant for cleanup of the site: The city of Minneapolis is awarded $1 million in cleanup funding for this 7.46-acre site contaminated with petroleum and other pollutants. The site has had several commercial and industrial uses since the 1800s, but all structures have been demolished. The redevelopment will include 50,000 square feet of commercial space for a brewery and restaurant. The new development will create 67 jobs, retain 15 jobs, increase the city’s tax base by $193,064 and leverage $19 million in private investment. The Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County and the developer will pay for remaining cleanup costs.
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