[CPEO-BIF] Vernon, Ohio site

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Grant sought for land cleanup

By RON SELAK JR.
Warren Tribune Chronicle (OH)
April 3, 2008


VERNON - Environmental upgrades to the former Trumbull County nursing 
home land in Brookfield are being planned so the abandoned property can 
be developed.

Commissioners on Wednesday OK'd moving ahead with asking the state 
Environmental Protection Agency for money to revitalize the brownfield 
area along state Route 7. The money would be used to make the site fit 
for other purposes. It also was once the location of a military radar 
installation.

"This is 40 acres we’d like to get back into use," Commissioner Paul 
Heltzel said.

Planning Commission Director Alan Knapp said there would need to be an 
assessment of the property to determine what contamination exists and 
how much. Then work could begin on removing the dirty land and material.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/503693.html?nav=5021

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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