[CPEO-BIF] "Seeking development, DeBary [Florida] creates brownfield zone near SunRail station"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Seeking development, DeBary creates brownfield zone near SunRail station

By Mark Harper
Dayton Beach News-Journal
January 16, 2014


DEBARY - With an eye toward speeding up development near the new  
SunRail station, the City Council this week established a brownfield  
area over the objections of at least one landowner.

A 4-1 council vote Wednesday reflected the majority support for the  
brownfield, an area designated for redevelopment after having real or  
perceived contamination. Brownfields are considered tools to help  
lure jobs, but some question whether the label might do more harm.

The brownfield encompasses areas near SunRail, a commuter train line  
scheduled to start service in May. The boundaries stretch across both  
sides of U.S. 17-92 on the south end of the city and include the  
Springview Commerce and Benson Junction Industrial areas.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140116/NEWS/140119554

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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>
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