2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 18:45:16 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Citizens want a role in Columbus, Mississippi
 
Citizens at public hearing: Involve entire community in grant discussions

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DEVIN GOLDEN
Columbus Dispatch (MS)
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Citizens want to involve the entire community in deciding which city properties will be considered for a redevelopment assessment grant.

It was the first public meeting concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Assessment Grant the city plans to apply for. And citizens who attended Wednesday reached one consensus: The entire community should be apart of the discussion on which properties are of interest for potential development. "We have to communicate with people on all different levels," Susie Shelton of Columbus said.

The Rev. Steve Jamison, pastor of Maranatha Faith Center in Columbus, proposed using churches to reach the African-American communities.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=12897

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Lenny Siegel
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