From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Sat, 21 Sep 2013 11:57:25 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Dejana Industries site, Huntington, New York |
Town of Huntington buying brownfield site by DEBORAH S. MORRIS Long Island Newsday (NY) September 19, 2013The Town of Huntington has settled a decade-old issue over a brownfield property in Huntington Station, agreeing to buy it from the owner for $1.65 million. In 2006 the town took by eminent domain the property at 1345 New York Ave., owned by Port-Washington based Dejana Industries. The town had commenced the eminent domain proceeding in 2002 for the 2.12-acre property, which had been used at one time to process construction and demolition debris. "It was a complete blight on the neighborhood," Town Board member Mark Cuthbertson said. "That's when this proceeding was commenced. Not only was it a blight that we were trying to get rid of, but there was an opportunity for a part of Huntington Station to revitalized." ... For the entire article, seehttp://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/town-of-huntington-buying- brownfield-site-1.6106678 -- 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> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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