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 Although Tannery Bay—the site of a former leather tannery on White Lake—is quiet now, planning for its future development is very active. “We’re excited to be as close to groundbreaking as we are,” says Eastbrook Homes’ Corporate Development President, Bob Sorensen. “We’ve done everything we can and are just waiting for final sign-offs and all the pieces to fall into place.”
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 It was the abundant stands of hemlock timber in the forests surrounding White Lake that caught the eye of Michigan pioneers of the leather industry. The hemlocks offered a plentiful supply of tan bark used in leather processing. Taking advantage of these resources, developers founded the Eagle Tanning Works on the shores of White Lake in 1867.
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The city of Whitehall's consultants for dealing with the contamination
cleanup and proposed redevelopment of the former Whitehall Leather Co.
tannery site impressed upon city leaders this week that strides have
been made and a final step is near.
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Tannery site project moves forward
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
By Eric Gaertner
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WHITEHALL -- There are signs of progress in the effort to redevelop the contaminated former Whitehall Leather Co. tannery site into waterfront condominiums.
The optimism comes from two recent actions -- a productive meeting among the property stakeholders, and relatively promising results in examination of the soil beneath the demolished buildings at the site.
Some are even predicting that a formal environmental cleanup plan for the 33-acre site along the White Lake shoreline may be presented by Genesco, the site's former owner, to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality at the end of this summer or early fall. A preliminary site plan for the proposed 200-unit condominium community would likely be submitted by developers relatively soon after.
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