Creative solutions for 'dirty' land
Editorial
Indianapolis Star (IN)
December 29, 2009
With all the "clean" vacant land going begging in urban areas, one might
think a brownfield would stand a negligible chance of attracting a
developer.
In fact, though, these tracts of suspected and actual contamination have
been included in an encouraging number of revitalization projects in
recent years. As The Star's Francesca Jarosz noted in her examination of
the issue Sunday, Indianapolis has seen 44 brownfields redeveloped and
has 16 others cleaned and available for reuse.
Unfortunately, there is a 1-10 ratio between restored brownfields and
those that remain to drag down the tax base and threaten the health of
residents. Demonstrating the potential for overcoming this challenge and
realizing that potential on a significant scale are two very different
matters. And money is the matter.
...
For the entire editorial, see
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091229/OPINION08/912290307/1291/OPINION08/Creative-solutions-for-dirty-land
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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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