[CPEO-BIF] Traverse City (MI) parking questioned

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

'Smells of promises made'
Two local officials ask state to review brownfield site

By VANESSA McCRAY
Traverse City Record Eagle (MI)
May 3, 2007


TRAVERSE CITY — Deni Scrudato and Christine Maxbauer had seen enough.

The city and county commissioners watched as a West Front Street 
development survived several setbacks, including an overwhelming voter 
veto, and positioned itself to use $5.49 million in state brownfield 
funds for public parking.

The two local elected officials considered the expenditure a potential 
misuse of the captured school property tax dollars from developer 
Federated Properties' projects. So, they teamed up to write a letter 
asking state officials to examine the brownfield site.

"I don't believe (our letter is) going to stop this project,” said 
Maxbauer. "I hope we get a review of the process.”

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For the entire article, see
http://www.record-eagle.com/2007/may/03brownletter.htm

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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