[CPEO-BIF] Debate over brownfields designation, Spring Hill, Florida

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Threatened with potential lawsuit, Hernando commission still rejects site’s Brownfield designation

By Barbara Behrendt
Tampa Bay Times (FL)
December 6, 2017

BROOKSVILLE — Even in the face of an open threat of a lawsuit, the County Commission this week unanimously rejected an application to designate the nearly-completed Hammock Ridge I apartment complex in Spring Hill as a Brownfield site.

A Brownfield is a property on which development "may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant,’’ as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Commissioners expressed heartburn over the application throughout two extensive public hearings conducted in October. The Spring Hill site on Omaha Circle will feature a 104-unit garden-style apartment complex with amenities including a swimming pool, fitness center and playroom for children. 

The developer, the Housing Trust Group, broke ground after cleaning up garbage found on the site and is nearly ready to open for business.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/Threatened-with-potential-lawsuit-Hernando-commission-still-rejects-site-s-Brownfield-designation_163311643

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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