[CPEO-BIF] "Good news about old brownfield sites" in New York State

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Good news about old brownfield sites

By Bill Toscano
Glens Falls Post Star (NY)
June 9, 2014


There seems very little exciting about the idea of "brownfields,"  
those abandoned industrial properties, usually in low-income areas,  
that need cleanup of potentially dangerous chemicals before they can  
be used again.

They are not something you would think would get people talking so  
rapidly and passionately that the listener would have to slow the  
speaker down several times. Nor are they something you'd expect to  
see local municipalities celebrating awards over.

"They are exciting, because they create development opportunities on  
these former, unusable properties in low-income areas. It's a way to  
kick-start things to get things going," said Stu Baker, senior  
planner for the town of Queensbury. "We're very excited and happy to  
get the recognition for our efforts."

...

For the entire article, see
http://poststar.com/news/local/good-news-about-old-brownfield-sites/ 
article_c209821c-ef5c-11e3-85af-0019bb2963f4.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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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