| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Sun, 10 Jul 2016 22:43:07 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] "Underground surprises hinder redevelopment deals" in Detroit, Michigan |
Underground surprises hinder redevelopment deals by John Gallagher Detroit Free Press (MI) July 9, 2016 Some of the toughest challenges facing redevelopment efforts in Detroit don't become apparent until a developer sticks a shovel into the ground. That's when builders discover what has long lay hidden beneath the soil - a legacy of 300 years of city history in the form of old sewer lines, foundations, debris from past demolitions, and the like. At the Orleans Landing mixed-use project under construction on the east riverfront, developers got some nasty surprises not long ago when they broke ground. … For the entire article, see http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/columnists/2016/07/09/detroit-development-environment-brownfield/86754940/ -- 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/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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