[CPEO-BIF] "Holley [New York] targeting old schools, brownfields"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Holley targeting old schools, brownfields

By Tom Rivers
Batavia Daily News (NY)
January 22, 2013 12:30 am

HOLLEY - Village residents want to see the former Holley High School  
either be spruced up and reused, or demolished so the prominent land  
is no longer an eyesore.

The old school was called a priority project during a public meeting  
Monday about brownfields, sites that may be contaminated or carry  
that stigma.

The village received a $67,500 Brownfield Opportunity Area Program  
grant from the state. The grant will pay for a plan to identify  
brownfields in the community and develop action steps for reusing the  
property.

The old school has gradually fallen into a state of ruin. It's been  
vacant for about two decades. Some residents are still hopeful the  
building could be reused for residential or commercial uses.

...

For the entire article, see
http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_c9831e98-6454-11e2- 
a3ae-001a4bcf887a.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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