2013 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:44:22 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Century, Florida - a entire town is an official brownfield
 
Brownfields Program Turns Polluted Sites Into Economic Potential

NorthEscambia.com (FL)
September 8, 2013

The Florida Brownfields Program facilitates redevelopment and job creation by empowering communities, local governments and other stakeholders to work together to assess, clean up and reuse sites that may have been previously impacted by pollutants. Brownfields are properties where expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of environmental pollution.

Established in 1997, the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program utilizes economic and regulatory incentives to encourage the use of private revenue to restore and redevelop sites, create new jobs and boost the local economy. Partners in the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program include local governments, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Economic Opportunity and Enterprise Florida, Inc.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/brownfields-program-turns- polluted-sites-into-economic-potential


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