[CPEO-BIF] [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: RE: Gov. Brown (California) proposes to eliminate redevelopment agencies and zones]]

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

From: Markus Niebanck <markus@amicusenv.com>


This is a very troubling development.  Anybody who understands the 
hazards posed by Brownfield sites understands that redevelopment 
agencies are often the only entities willing to initiate projects on 
such blighted and sometimes dangerous property.

The obvious impact on economic redevelopment aside, the destruction of
redevelopment agencies will guarantee that contaminated land in areas 
where economic demand is light (underserved communities) will remain 
unassessed and unremediated for a long time to come.

Markus Niebanck
Amicus

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From: "Lenny Siegel" <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
To: "Brownfields Internet Forum" <brownfields@lists.cpeo.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:02 PM
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] [Fwd: RE: Gov. Brown (California) proposes to eliminate
redevelopment agencies and zones]


> From: Trilling, Barry <BTrilling@wiggin.com>
>
>
> No surprise here. During his first term, oh so many years ago, Mr. Brown's 
> then sense of austerity, which is now even more heightened, did more 
> damage to the University of California system than did his ideologically 
> adverse predecessor Ronald Reagan, who also was not a fan of UC but knew 
> well that the University serves a key function in economic development and 
> the financial health of the state.  Good luck out there from a UC grad!
>
> Barry J. Trilling
> W I G G I N  A N D  D A N A
>
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> [mailto:brownfields-bounces@lists.cpeo.org] On Behalf Of Lenny Siegel
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:07 PM
> To: Brownfields Internet Forum
> Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Gov. Brown (California) proposes to eliminate 
> redevelopment agencies and zones
>
> Redevelopment plans threatened by CA budget cuts
>
> Marisa Lagos and Carolyn Jones
> San Francisco Chronicle
> January 11, 2011
>
>
> Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies and
> enterprise zones baffled city and county officials who have relied on
> the two programs for decades to spur economic growth and development in
> depressed areas.
>
> Critics said the move will exacerbate the state's flailing economy, push
> jobs out of California and take important tools away from local
> governments looking to eliminate blight and improve job prospects in
> underserved communities. They also expressed confusion about which
> projects will be impacted.
>
> Although Brown emphasized that his proposal will only affect new
> redevelopment projects, not "bonds or commitments that have been
> contractually entered into," redevelopment officials said Monday they
> are still sorting out exactly which projects would be impacted.
>
>
> ...
>
> For the entire article, see
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/11/MN2P1H6U2L.DTL
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Lenny Siegel
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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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