[CPEO-BIF] Cohoes, New York Brownfield Opportunity Area Study

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Area study recommends moving Cohoes DPW, creating park


By Danielle Sanzone, 
Troy Record (NY)
October 21, 2013

At a meeting tonight, the common council plans to accept the 2013 Cohoes Boulevard Brownfield Opportunity Area Study to make it part of the community’s comprehensive plan.

Two of the possible plans in the study include relocating the city’s Department of Public Works and creating a park in St. Joseph’s Place, which would ideally help connect The Venue at St. Joseph’s and the Ravens Head Brewery with downtown.

The study, funded by the state, looked at areas around Route 787 including about 30 residences, some of downtown, and two large businesses - Mohawk Paper and Norlite. Coal tar was found during the pre-nomination process on land that was once owned by the Cohoes Power Authority, where a coal and gas plant was operated.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.troyrecord.com/general-news/20131021/area-study-recommends-moving-cohoes-dpw-creating-park

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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