Re: [CPEO-BIF] Cohoes, New York brownfields plan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cohoes officials consider developing an urban park as part of city  
revitalization project

By Danielle Sanzone

Troy Record (NY)

August 21, 2013

COHOES - There are a few ideas being discussed for the revitalization  
of the Spindle City through the stateâs Brownfield Opportunity Area  
Program.



One of the suggestions would include decreasing the density of  
housing on a block of Congress, Main, and Hart streets to create an  
urban park that would connect that up-and-coming area of the city  
with downtown. While the plan would include demolishing possibly more  
than 20 houses, city officials said they would only proceed with such  
a plan if it had the support of the affected homeowners and residents.



A meeting was held Wednesday night at The Venue at St. Josephâs  
which is located adjacent to the proposed park. The gathering was the  
last public hearing in a series that has been ongoing since 2011,  
when the city first started plans for the brownfield program, said Ed  
Tremblay, the cityâs head of community development.



Other ideas include development along the cityâs waterfront, a blue  
line trail, and development at the Department of Public Works site,  
he added.

...

For the entire article, see
http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/08/21/news/ 
doc521569c06182d344760485.txt

On Aug 19, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Lenny Siegel wrote:

> Vision for city offers renewal options Public session will offer  
> possible pocket park as part of brownfield plan
>
> Kenneth C. Crow
> Albany Times Union (NY)
> August 17, 2013
>
> Cohoe - Plans to redevelop part of downtown along with brownfield  
> sites in the 787 corridor will be discussed at a public meeting  
> Wednesday.
>
> The public presentation of the results of the $250,000 study comes  
> before the final presentation to the Common Council in September.
>
> "We've a very good product. We got a lot more out of this for our  
> money," said Ed Tremblay, the city director of community and  
> economic development.
>
> ...
>
> For the entire article, see
> http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Vision-for-city-offers- 
> renewal-options-4740959.php
>
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> Lenny Siegel
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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
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