[CPEO-BIF] Port Orange, Florida

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Brownfield designation may include city park

By M.C. MOEWE
Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL)
May 22, 2008

PORT ORANGE -- Seeking to take advantage of state funds to clean up 
potential contamination and redevelop the area, officials said Tuesday 
they plan to designate 32 acres of privately owned land and Southwinds 
Park a brownfield.

A portion of the privately owned property in the northwest section of 
the city was once home to the Ranger Asphalt plant, said Donna 
Steinebach, assistant to the city manger.

"We have a notice of potential contamination at the park," she said, 
referring to Southwinds Park on Richel Drive, which is located near the 
former asphalt plant and included in the brownfield designation area.

The designation does not mean contamination exists but a perception that 
it could be contaminated qualifies the property for the designation, 
Steinebach said.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Neighbors/South/evlNS01052208.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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