2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 11:25:15 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Monoco Oil asphalt plant site, Pittsford, New York
 
DEVELOPMENT: From brownfield to brownstone

By Jeremy Moule
Rochester City Newspaper (NY)
May 20, 2009

A troubled parcel in the Village of Pittsford may soon be redeveloped.

The Village Board has approved new zoning laws for 75 Monroe Avenue - the former Monoco Oil asphalt plant - and surrounding undeveloped parcels, designating them for residential use. In total, more than 30 acres of land have been rezoned.

"Considering the history of the site, it's a great opportunity," says Mayor Bob Corby.

Pittsford leaders and residents have made the redevelopment a priority ever since Monoco closed in 2000. Last year, officials annexed a portion of the property that was located outside village limits - a move meant to streamline any review processes.

Residential use is best for the site because it won't generate the traffic that a commercial operation would, and it won't detract from downtown businesses, Corby says. Vacant land is scarce in the village, and using this land for residential development will increase the concentration of people within walking distance of downtown, he says."In many ways today, the village of Pittsford, it's an urban village," Corby says.

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For the entire article, see
http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/2009/05/DEVELOPMENT-From-brownfield-to/

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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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