From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:18:16 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Gas station to become park in Beaverton, Oregon |
Brownfield program helps former gas station take step toward new life
as park
By Molly Simas Oregon Metro November 18, 2013The 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, seehttp://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/beaverton-park-brownfield- thprd-111813 -- 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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