[CPEO-BIF] Indianapolis, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

A toxic waste

City's brownfields could be reclaimed -- if the resources could be found

By Francesca Jarosz
Indianapolis Star (IN)
December 27, 2009


The streets that run through Pearl J. Carter's Near-Northside 
neighborhood are dotted with patches of property that, in a perfect 
world, might be transformed into something special -- businesses that 
provide jobs and serve the needs of her neighbors, or houses to bring 
more middle-income earners into the poverty-stricken area.
But these properties -- remnants of decades past when the area was more 
heavily industrial -- are far from perfect.
Many of them are possibly contaminated from years of industrial use. 
Others suffer from the sheer amount of chemicals unloaded on the 
property. Either way, they present enormous obstacles to developers. 
And, thus, instead of providing opportunities, they are more likely to 
fall deeper into disrepair month after month, year after year.
...

For the entire article, see
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091227/LOCAL/912270371/A-toxic-waste

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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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