2010 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:19:13 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Dilapidated Buildings, Emmetsburg, Iowa
 
Dilapidated Buildings Prompt Discussion
Asbestos Abatement Issues Discussed With DNR

by Jane Whitmore
Emmetsburg News (IA)
August 24, 2010


Discussion of what can be done to eliminate dilapidated downtown buildings continues. New to discussions is Mel Pins, administrator of the Iowa Department of Natural Resource's Brownfield program.

City officials and Chamber of Commerce members met with Pins recently to discuss the former Wards building and the building vacated by Dr. Phelps.

Information distributed by Pins asked the question "What are Brownfields?" The answer: "Brownfields are sites where resale, redevelopment and reuse have been hindered by environmental contamination concerns." The program purpose is to provide technical and financial resources to help them find answers to environmental questions, and to assist with environmental cleanup planning and implementation to prepare the site for reuse or redevelopment.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.emmetsburgnews.com/page/content.detail/id/502827.html

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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
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