[CPEO-BIF] "New life for former Neptune Beach [Florida] landfill"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New life for former Neptune Beach landfill
Debris, contaminated soil removed from site, relocated for proper  
disposal

By Amanda Williamson
Florida Times-Union
January 31, 2015

On the surface at Penman Plaza, construction continues at a normal  
pace on a new building for Ace Hardware’s Neptune Beach location.

Already, any signs of the land’s dirty past have been carefully  
contained. Not more than a year ago, a landfill occupied the site  
adjacent to Winn-Dixie supermarket on Atlantic Boulevard and Penman  
Road. Undeveloped, the property waited, its contents a potential  
hazard to the environment and its empty lot a blemish on the  
surrounding businesses.

In an effort to revitalize the area and curb urban sprawl, the  
Florida Department of Environmental Protection partnered with Penman  
Plaza Associates LLP to remediate the contaminated brownfield site  
and create a viable space for business.

...

For the entire article, see
http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2015-01-31/story/new- 
life-former-neptune-beach-landfill

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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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