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IMPORTANT: As of July 1st, 2011, functions once performed by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce have been moved to other state agencies and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The former Commerce web site will continue to exist for the next several months as resources are moved to new web site locations. We will make every attempt possible to direct our users to the new locations as web resources are moved.
Economic Impacts of PECFA: Marshfield Case Study The Wisconsin Department of Commerce (Commerce) Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) Program's primary responsibility is to clean-up petroleum-contaminated properties to protect human health and the environment. In comparison, the State of Wisconsin Brownfield Program provides grant funds to assist with assessment and cleanup of environmental contamination of abandoned, idle or underused industrial and commercial property. The property before and after redevelopment ...
Recently, Commerce conducted a case study on the City of Marshfield as an example of how PECFA funding not only protects human health and the environment but fosters redevelopment. To date, 85 petroleum contaminated properties in the Marshfield area have used or are using PECFA reimbursement to assist with petroleum cleanup costs. As a result of the $8.6 million in PECFA funding reimbursed at the 85 properties in the City of Marshfield, 70 percent have experienced economic development, increasing tax revenue and creating jobs for the city. In many cases, without PECFA funding the properties would not have been cleaned up. The sites would have been either abandoned by the owner to become the responsibility of a municipality or become blighted. In addition to the increased tax revenue and jobs for the city, PECFA projects contribute to the local economy as consultants and subcontractors conduct cleanups within Marshfield. Local businesses such as lending institutions, local consulting/engineering firms, excavators, truckers, restaurants, hotels and hardware stores benefit from the revenue generated by PECFA funded cleanups. An example in the City of Marshfield is the Wood Tire/A1 Water property. Following cleanup, the property was purchased from the City of Marshfield and redeveloped into a Holiday Inn and Convention Center. This is one of many examples of how PECFA benefits Wisconsin by placing once tax delinquent properties back onto tax rolls, attracting new businesses and jobs, creating new recreational areas and reducing the pressure to develop open spaces. -- PECFA |
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