[CPEO-BIF] Canal Village, Mt. Vernon, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State funds Mount Vernon study

John Golden
Westfair Online (NY)
May 13, 2011

Already given a new name by city officials, a densely industrial and  
environmentally polluted corner of Mount Vernon soon will get a new  
and more searching look from planners eyeing potential sites for  
cleanup and commercial redevelopment.

The city of Mount Vernon recently was awarded a $435,160 grant from  
the state's Brownfield Opportunity Areas program to study Canal  
Village, a 231-acre area in the city's southeastern section with 20  
likely contaminated or brownfield sites. The grant award was among  
the largest approved this spring for 21 municipalities by the state  
Department of State.

Mount Vernon Planning and Community Development Commissioner Jeffrey  
Williams said the study area is bounded by Sandford Boulevard on the  
north, South Third Avenue on the west, Eastchester Creek and Canal on  
the east and the Bronx city line to the south. Though its name, Canal  
Village, has no historical basis, it reflects planners' focus on  
redeveloping the Eastchester canal for both increased regional  
freight transport by barge and public boating and recreational  
access, said Williams.



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For the entire article, see
http://westfaironline.com/2011/13257-state-funds-mount-vernon-study/

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