[CPEO-BIF] Brownfields subsidies in New York

[bobh@np.craigslist.org]

(More on the question of brownfield subsidies in New York state).

Taxpayer costs for brownfield cleanups likely to grow

Press & Sun Bulletin
7/13/07
By Jay Gallagher
Albany Bureau Chief

Besides the more than $1 billion that the state knows it owes developers of
projects built on polluted land, taxpayers could be on the hook for billions more,
according to state officials.

That's because besides 54 projects already identified as qualifying for breaks,
another 123 are also in line to get them, officials said this week.

"Once you get into the program, you get the tax break," said Environmental
Conservation Department Deputy Commissioner Val Washington. "We don't have any
discretion over that."

For the entire article, see:

http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/NEWS01/707130368

Bob Hersh
CPEO

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