[CPEO-BIF] Ottawa County (MI) considers own brownfield authority

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

County pursuing its own brownfield authority


BY PETER DAINING
Grand Haven Tribune (MI)
February 7, 2008

Ottawa County is looking into starting its own brownfield redevelopment 
authority, which would be able to cover every township and city in the 
county.

Brownfield authorities make it possible to turn unused industrial and 
commercial sites that may have hazardous waste into something more 
useful. They can help reimburse the costs of redevelopment through tax 
increment financing and provide tax credits for investors.

"It makes it much more likely that you're going to reclaim brownfield 
property for redevelopment," County Administrator Al Vanderberg 
explained. "For those that don't have the expertise on staff or the time 
allocated, it could be a more efficient way for some local (governments)."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/299987500988890.bsp

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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