[CPEO-BIF] Gas station to become park in Beaverton, Oregon

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfield program helps former gas station take step toward new life  
as park

By Molly Simas
Oregon Metro
November 18, 2013


The fenced-off empty lot next to Eichler Park in Beaverton may look  
about the same as it has for years. But for staff at Tualatin Hills  
Park & Recreation District, the unassuming enclosure, formerly a gas  
station, just became a lot more promising.

After 20 years of sitting empty during soil and groundwater testing  
and cleanup, the site has received a Conditional No Further Action  
letter from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

This means a green light to develop the formerly contaminated site.

...

For the entire article, see
http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/beaverton-park-brownfield- 
thprd-111813

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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>
http://www.cpeo.org

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