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[lsiegel at cpeo.org (Lenny Siegel)]

Cleanup plans must be clear

Editorial
Poughkeepsie Journal (NY)
January 28, 2009


It is absolutely imperative for the state to work with local governments 
and private developers to turn old, polluted industrial sites back to 
clean, productive business centers and homes.

We have seen the benefits of such partnerships here in the mid-Hudson 
Valley, most notably in the City of Poughkeepsie, where both waterfront 
and Main Street revitalization initiatives have been aided by such 
partnerships.

In many cases, these are old sites transformed into homes and business 
space, even senior housing, in part, through money from the state's 
"brownfields" program. But this cleanup fund also has been a source of 
contention and is not without its problems.

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For the entire editorial, see
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20090128/OPINION01/901280314/1004/OPINION

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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
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