[CPEO-BIF] Ohio landfill redevelopment

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Businesses planned for former landfill
State grant would allow the county to clean up contaminated property.

By Tiffany Y. Latta
Springfield News-Sun (OH)
March 30, 2012

SPRINGFIELD - A proposed site for a multimillion-dollar business  
complex is a closed landfill contaminated with methane gas, benzene,  
arsenic and other hazardous materials, according an environmental  
study obtained by the Springfield News-Sun.

But a local developer says he can turn the former city dump into a  
more than $100 million complex that will result in hundreds of jobs  
if Clark County is selected next month to receive a $3 million state  
grant to clean it up.

If Clark County is selected, the former Springfield City Landfill  
will join a growing number landfills statewide that are being turned  
into parks, golf courses, shopping centers and other businesses.

Developing a landfill, however, costs millions and in some cases can  
be a risky business venture if environmental precautions are ignored  
and construction goes awry.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-business-news/ 
businesses-planned-for-former-landfill--1352871.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>
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