[CPEO-BIF] Former Krupp Foundry site, Quakertown, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Facing sticker shock, Quakertown rethinks Krupp park plans Borough  
looking for creative ways to pay for walking trails, amphitheater at  
the former brownfield.

By Melinda Rizzo
Allentown Morning Call (PA)
July 25, 2013

Facing sticker shot, Quakertown is rethinking how to pay for a new  
park at the former Krupp Foundry site.

The borough's plan for the former brownfield at Mill and Fourth  
streets calls for two miles of walking trails, gardens, a pond and  
fountain and a permanent amphitheater for music, arts and cultural  
events.

But earlier this summer, borough council members were surprised when  
they opened bids.

"We expected the entire job to cost about $1.5 million, and phase I  
came in at just under $1 million," according to Scott McElree, who is  
the borough manager and police chief.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-quakertown-krupp-park- 
update-20130725,0,3633375.story

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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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