[CPEO-BIF] New park in Goshen, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfield to be used for new park in Goshen
City looks to build new park at empty lot after housing project falls 
through.

Stephanie Stang
WNDU TV-16 News (South Bend, IN)
Nov 9, 2010


A new park is in the works in Goshen. Originally houses were going to be 
built by LaCasa on an old factory lot. But those plans fell through, 
working out in the city's favor.

There are ten empty acres on the north side of Goshen. The land was 
recently donated to LaCasa non-for-profit housing agency. Federal grant 
money was going to be used to clean-up the area to build 20 homes.

But it was recently discovered though that the area is full of arsenic, 
lead and metals, and not safe for housing purposes. But city officials 
decided it could be cleaned up for a park.


...


For the entire story, see
http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/Brownfield_to_be_used_for_new_park_in_Goshen_106993609.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
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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