[CPEO-BIF] Ponce de Leon Resort, St. Augustine, Floriad

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

City OKs brownfield status for Ponce site

KATI BEXLEY
St. Augustine Record (FL)
November 14, 2006

The St. Augustine City Commission made a controversial decision Monday 
to allow a developer to receive a tax break through a state program for 
cleaning the contaminated former Ponce de Leon Resort and golf course.

The commission's vote of 3-2 came after nearly two hours of discussion 
and public comment. Commissioners Errol Jones, Don Crichlow and Joe 
Boles voted for the site to be part of the state program. Commissioner 
Susan Burk and Mayor George Gardner dissented.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection offers the brownfield 
program as an incentive to redevelop contaminated sites. The program 
includes tax benefits for the property owner.

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For the entire article, see
http://staugustine.com/stories/111406/news_4208576.shtml

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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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