[CPEO-BIF] GE site, Cohocton, Ohio

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Port Authority to study former GE site

By JESSICA STANTON
Lancaster Eagle Gazette (OH)
Jul 11, 2008

COSHOCTON - The Coshocton Port Authority met Thursday and discussed the 
former General Electric brownfield site on South Second Street as a 
possible acquisition.

The port authority board passed a resolution to conduct a third party 
environmental and redevelopment feasibility study of the site, now owned 
by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, International.

The port authority has been reviewing cleanup documents with various 
environmental consulting firms and the Ohio Environmental Protection 
Agency since last summer.

"Despite many urban legends within the community, the fact is that the 
owners of the property have engaged in considerable cleanup unlike many 
other former industrial properties around Ohio," said Executive Director 
T.J. Justice. "This is the city of Coshocton's best chance for new and 
significant economic development activity on a brownfield site."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B9/20080711/UPDATES01/807110303/1002

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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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