[CPEO-BIF] Portage, Indiana gas stations

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfields a gray area?

BY JERRY DAVICH
Northwest Indiana Times
August 7, 2006

PORTAGE - The textbook image of a brownfield is a former industrial or 
commercial site in an urban wasteland, potentially poisoned for any 
reuse or redevelopment by lingering pollutants.

Yet local experts say even abandoned gas stations with possibly leaking 
underground storage tanks can be considered brownfields; for example, 
two sites along Central Avenue, one at Hamstrom Road, the other at 
Parkview Street.

These sites may be eligible for grant money or low-interest loans, 
technical cleanup assistance and even selective demolition to turn an 
eyesore into an eye-appealing green space or a new business adding to 
the city tax base.

Also, because both Portage sites are within a half mile of a school, 
they might qualify for 20 percent off a total loan amount, according to 
Indiana Brownfields Program officials.

...

For the entire article, see
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/08/07/news/porter_county/ef6bf2e17932758b862571c2007d77f3.txt

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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