Wetsig Yachts SNI and NI-OCR

SUMMARY OF NOTICE OF
INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
Former Wetsig Yachts Site
18016-14-065
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 130A-310.34, Fertile Ground, LLC, as Prospective Developer, has filed
with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources ("DENR") a Notice of
Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property ("Property") in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North
Carolina. The Property, which is the former site ofWetsig Yachts, consists of 3.87 acres and is located
at 4022 Market Street. Environmental contamination exists on the Property in the groundwater.
Fertile Ground, LLC has committed itself to redevelop the property for commercial use. The Notice of
Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed Brownfields Agreement between
DENR and Fertile Ground, LLC, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location of the
Property, (b) a description of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the
Property, (c) the above-stated description of the intended future use of the Property, and (d) proposed
investigation and remediation; and (2) a proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in
accordance with G.S. 130A-310.35.
The full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed at the New
Hanover County Library located at 201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, in the first floor Law
Library by contacting Ms. Justine Roach at [phone] or [e-mail]; or at the offices of
the N.C. Brownfields Program, 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC or by contacting Shirley Liggins at
that address, at [e-mail], or at [phone].
Written public comments may be submitted to DENR within 30 days after the latest of the
following dates: the date this Notice is (1) published in a newspaper of general circulation serving the
area in which the Property is located, (2) conspicuously posted at the Property, and (3) mailed or
delivered to each owner of property contiguous to the Property. Written requests for a public meeting
may be submitted to DENR within 21 days after the period for written public comments begins. Those
periods will start no sooner than September 17, 2014, and will end on the later of: a) 30 and 21 days,
respectively, after that; orb) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after completion of the latest of the three (3)
above-referenced dates. All public comments and public meeting requests should be addressed as
follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson
Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
North Carolina's Brownfields Property Reuse Act (the "Act"), North Carolina General
Statutes ("N.C.G.S.") Sections 130A-310.30through130A-310.40, provides for the safe redevelopment
of properties that may have been or were contaminated by past industrial and commercial activities.
One of the Act's requirements is this Notice oflntent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property approved
by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources ("DENR"). See N.C.G.S.
130A-310.34(a). The Notice of Intent must provide, to the extent known, a legal description of the
location of the brownfields property, a map showing the location of the brownfields property, a
description of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the brownfields
property, a description of the intended future use of the brownfields property, any proposed
investigation and remediation, and a proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in
accordance with N.C.G.S. Section 130A-310.35. The party ("prospective developer") who desires to
enter into a Brownfields Agreement with DENR must provide a copy of this Notice to all local
governments having jurisdiction over the brownfields property. The proposed Notice ofBrownfields
Property for a particular brownfields project is attached hereto; the proposed Brownfields
Agreement, which is attached to the proposed Notice of Brownfields Property as Exhibit A, contains
the other required elements of this Notice. Written public comments may be submitted to DENR
within 30 days after the latest of the following dates: the date the required summary of this Notice is
(1) published in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the Property is located,
(2) conspicuously posted at the Property, and (3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property
contiguous to the brownfields property. Written requests for a public meeting may be submitted to
DENR within 21 days after the period for written public comments begins. Those periods will start no
sooner than September 17, 2014, and will end on the later of: a) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after
that; orb) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced
dates. All comments and meeting requests should be addressed as follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson
Head, Brownfields Program
Division of Waste Management
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646