[CPEO-BIF] Ford Avenue cleanup, Milltown, New Jersey

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cleanup funding hinges on Ford Ave. ownership
Borough eligible for more grants than private owner

BY JESSICA SMITH
East Brunswick Sentinel (NJ)
December 18, 2008

Funding for the cleanup of contamination on Ford Avenue took center 
stage last week when state representatives met with the Milltown Borough 
Council.

Two representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection 
(DEP) spoke at the council's Dec. 8 meeting. Project Manager William 
Lindner and Colleen Kokas, both of the DEP Office of Brownfield Reuse, 
said grant funding is available through the state agency for remediation 
of the 22.5- acre former industrial property. Since the redevelopment 
site is designated as a brownfield, the project would be eligible for 
monies from the Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act (BCSRA).

"We want to make sure the remediation that is selected is protective of 
the end use of that site," Kokas said.

Funding from the DEP would cover 75 percent of cleanup costs at a rate 
of $5 million per year. The other 25 percent would be paid by the firm 
redeveloping the property, which is slated for a mix of housing and 
retail uses. Kokas said the borough or DEP can pursue reimbursement for 
the cleanup from responsible parties, but that typically occurs after 
the cleanup has taken place.

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For the entire article, see
http://ebs.gmnews.com/news/2008/1218/front_page/005.html

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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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