2012 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:43:47 -0700
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Indianapolis, Indiana
 
City officials start to tackle hundreds of contaminated properties  
in need of a clean-up

Ann Keil
Fox 59 TV News
September 4, 2012

Indianapolis city officials say there are hundreds of sites across  
the city that have been contaminated and require a cleanup. They  
are called brownfields, and in some cases, they may or will pose a  
threat to the environment and or human health.



One of those sites is the former Central State Hospital that  
includes nearly two dozen buildings on a large piece of property.



"It can be dangerous, especially late in the evening," said Crystal  
Hill, who is involved in a kids football league that practices on  
that property.

Hill said the city has allowed them to use the land while  
demolition and redevelopment occurs.


...

For the entire story, see
http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-city-officials-start-to-tackle-hundreds-of-contaminated-properties-in-need-of-a-cleanup-20120904,0,3826125.column

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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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