[CPEO-BIF] Steelpointe Harbor, Bridgeport, Connecticut

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

On Earth Day, brownfields bill sprouts anew
Alexander Soule
Westfair Online (CT)
April 15, 2011

The master developer of Steelpointe Harbor says it is in negotiations  
with an anchor tenant for the long stalled waterfront project in  
Bridgeport – but warns that the state’s rules regarding mildly  
contaminated brownfields could kill a deal.

...

"One of the difficult issues in getting this project started has been  
getting major tenants and co-developers comfortable with the  
remediation plan and particularly the liability that they might incur  
for someone else’s past practices under Connecticut law," Summers  
said. "These concerns have been raised in preliminary negotiations  
with interested tenants and retailers and will continue to affect our  
ability to scare up partners in this project."

"The latest hurdle that we’ve been trying to address is 'chasing' the  
contamination ... from Steel Point (that) has spread offsite,"  
Summers added. "This is a concern because if we are forced to ‘chase'  
contamination across the entire Bridgeport Harbor, it could  
potentially stop this project dead in the water."


...

For the entire article, see
http://westfaironline.com/2011/12453-on-earth-day-brownfields-bill- 
sprouts-anew/

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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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