2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:40:54 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Somerville, New Jersey landfill
 
Somerville Landfill Gets Brownfield Designation

By Maria Wood
Globe Street
October 12, 2009

SOMERVILLE, NJ-The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has given a landfill here a Brownfield Development Area designation. The move is expected to facilitate the cleanup of 160 acres extending from the Somerville Railway Station to the Raritan River.

"The redevelopment of this brownfield area will result in direct and indirect environmental benefits for the community," says Somerville Mayor Brian Gallagher in a statement, "including improved water quality and the creation of walking trails and green spaces in the borough. The redevelopment will also bring a number of other non-environmental benefits to the borough and contribute to improving the quality of life for all in Somerville, while also making a significant economic impact regionally."

The project seeks to convert the former landfill into a community resource incorporating open space and development adjacent to the NJ Transit rail station. Preliminary plans envision up to 1,200 residential units, 45,000 square feet of retail, up to 185,000 square feet of commercial and office space and more than 40 acres of green area.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.globest.com/news/1515_1515/newjersey/181555-1.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
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