2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:07:42 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Brownfield Deal-Making in Connecticut
 
Land Use: Wanted: A Brownfield Redevelopment Program That Works

Successful projects can spur further community development

By ELIZABETH BARTON
Connecticut Law Tribune
April 11, 2011

The economic downturn, and now the economic recovery, remind us of the undeniable and yet ultimately desirable link between a robust real estate market and success in returning Connecticut’s brownfields to productive reuse. Brownfields are properties that are underutilized, at least in part because of the presence or potential presence of contamination typically due to on-site historical activities.

There is no shortage of brownfields, large and small, in Connecticut. To get at least its fair share of a revitalized real estate market, now is the time for Connecticut to better its position to assure the readiness of these properties and the availability of an expanding universe of motivated buyers, sellers and developers. With this share of the market will come jobs, tax revenues and the more intangible, but still valuable, contribution to an overall positive outlook for Connecticut. But Connecticut must prioritize and focus.


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For the entire column, see
http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=40146

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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