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[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Time is of the essence for brownfield redevelopment


by Justine Coyne
Pittsburgh Business Times (PA)
May 21, 2014

While brownfields can vary in size, previous use and environmental  
issues, one thing the redevelopment of these sites have in common is  
they are not for the faint of heart.

Take the case of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, which sits within  
Settlers Cabin Park on 460 acres of abandoned coal mine land. When  
the board of the botanic garden signed a 99-year lease with the  
county for the site in 1998, they knew there would be some  
environmental remediation necessary. But, they didn't how long those  
issues could delay development, said Greg Nace, president of the  
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden.

Speaking on a panel at the Pittsburgh Business Times' Corridors of  
Opportunity event Wednesday, Nace said what started as a challenge  
has allowed the site to serve as a model for reclamation. Nace was  
joined on the panel by Don Smith, president of RIDC, Craig Rippole,  
president of Trinity Development, and Mario Leone Jr., Monaca borough  
manager. Each discussed the challenges and progress they have made in  
brownfield redevelopment.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/innovation/2014/05/time-is- 
of-the-essence-for-brownfield.html

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a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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