[CPEO-BIF] Gary, Indiana Sheraton asbestos abatement

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sheraton cleanup still on

By Jon Seidel
Gary Post-Tribune (IN)
February 8, 2009

GARY -- The New Gary Development Group plans to finish the asbestos 
cleanup at the former Sheraton Hotel in the next few weeks, now that 
federal funding is once again available.

Phillip Kupritz, principal member of the Chicago-based investment team, 
said contractors will return to the Sheraton next week to finish their work.

"Our financing is in place," Kupritz said.

The cleanup came to a halt a few months ago after Kupritz took back the 
cash collateral he put down to secure a $735,000 federal brownfield 
loan. State inspectors say the building is 98 percent clear of asbestos.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/1419337,gsheraton.article

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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>
http://www.cpeo.org



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