[CPEO-BIF] Logan County Hospital site, Russellville, Kentucky

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

State to provide free assessment on old hospital

By Chris Cooper
News-Democrat & Leader (KY)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Daniel Phelps has been appointed as project manager for the phase one 
assessment of the old Logan County Hospital.

Phelps will be conducting the survey through the state's Energy and 
Environmental Cabinet, which provides free environmental assessment for 
projects that may qualify as brownfields.

In United States city planning, "brownfield land" (or simply a 
brownfield) is land previously used for industrial purposes or certain 
commercial uses. The land may be contaminated by low concentrations of 
hazardous waste or pollution and has the potential to be reused once it 
is cleaned up.

It is expected the old hospital, which the city of Russellville recently 
purchased for $150,000 from William Forgy, may contain asbestos and lead 
paint among other contaminants.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2008/10/14/news/news02.txt

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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
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