Uniroyal site on Detroit Riverfront gets a clean-up extension for developers Bettis/Betters

The state Department of Environmental Quality has reached agreements with three of the four parties deemed responsible for clean-up of the Uniroyal site; in light of the complexities involved, the developers of the site have been given a three-year extension.

A company headed by ex-Pittsburgh Steeler-turned-developer Jerome Bettis and his partner Charles Betters entered a purchase and land development agreement with the city in 2005 to build apartments, townhouses, retail stores and cafes.

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Vincent Nathan, Detroit’s environmental affairs director who chairs the brownfield authority, said the extension is needed because complex negotiations on cleanup costs and state reviews have caused delays.

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