RE: [CPEO-BIF]

[jschwab@planning.org]

I don't fall into either of the two categories you wanted to hear from.
Instead, I am an urban planner. However, somewhat relevant to the question
you raise, and the experience of charitable nonprofits in dealing with these
situations, I do recall a relatively recent case in which Goodwill
Industries inherited a problem through a donation of land from a paint
company, Dutch Boy, on the South Side of Chicago. Below is a link to an item
concerning that investigation. There was more in the local news
media--Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, etc., about this case  at the
time.

http://www.egr.msu.edu/tosc/dutchboy/dbsiteinv.shtml

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/WDBJ-7/script_archives/02/0702/071202/0712
02.6.htm

James C. Schwab, AICP
Senior Research Associate
Co-Editor, Zoning News
American Planning Association
122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600
Chicago IL   60603-6107
Phone: 312-786-6364
FAX: 312-431-9985
E-mail: mailto:jschwab@planning.org <mailto:jschwab@planning.org> 
http://www.planning.org/ <http://www.planning.org/> 



-----Original Message-----
From: CPEO Moderator [mailto:cpeo@cpeo.org]
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 8:55 AM
To: cpeo-brownfields@igc.topica.com
Subject: RE: [CPEO-BIF]


The following response was posted by Emery Graham
<egraham@ci.wilmington.de.us>
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As I read all of the comments in response to CPEO's request for thoughts
on the AAI issue, I wonder how "faith based" community development
organizations are fairing in this new found opportunity to own a
brownfield site. From my short years of working with community based
organizations, I'm not really sure that they've come to grips with the
implications of AAI or, being new to brownfield development, whether
they're considering the system of laws and obligations they'd encounter
should they decide to accept "free land" from some philanthropic
government or private party that happens to be a contaminated site.

I'd really like to hear from some faith based community development
organizations or some of the proponents of "faith based"
participation in brownfields regarding this general topic or on AAI.

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