[CPEO-BIF] Washburn County Airport (WI)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Airport gets DNR Brownfield Grant for runway work

Washburn County Register
November 13, 2008

MADISON - Gov. Jim Doyle is sending a $19,000 Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources Brownfield Green Space and Public Facilities grant to 
Shell Lake officials to fund contaminated soil removal for runway 
widening at Washburn County's only commercial airport.

"These unique grants do more than resolve contamination problems, they 
build stronger local economies," Doyle said. "A project like this boosts 
the commercial and recreational potential of the entire county, 
encourages other business and community development projects and helps 
increase property values."

The DNR's Green Space Grant is one of the nation's only programs 
providing opportunities for local governments to convert brownfields 
into long-term public benefits such as airports, parks and fire 
stations. Brownfields are property where known or suspected 
contamination hinders redevelopment.


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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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