MUSKEGON, MI - The risk of explosion due to high levels of methane in the ground at a Muskegon site was a primary concern at this week’s Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) meeting.

The state environmental agency hosted a virtual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 30 about the former S.D. Warren Sappi paper mill site, where a residential development is planned.

The more than 100-year-old industrial site, located at 2400 Lakeshore Dr. on Muskegon Lake, has seen decades of contamination and is now at an extremely high risk for fire and explosion because the built-up levels of methane in the ground.

The owner and developer of the property, Parkland Properties of Michigan, submitted a Response Activity Plan in July to EGLE to ensure “the property is safe for its planned use,” said Rory

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