From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:17:59 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Village Fair Mall brownfield site, Meridian, Mississippi |
Consultant sees potential of redeveloping Village Fair Mall brownfield site By Randall Hammons r Meridian Star (MS) January 12, 2016 The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors received a lesson in brownfield redevelopment Thursday as they consider the viability of the former Village Fair Mall on 22nd Avenue in Meridian as a potential site for a new courthouse. PPM Consultants Director of Brownfield and Economic Development Jere "Trey" Hess addressed the board during their work session. "The key thing at this point concerning the Village Fair Mall site is what is the end use likely to be," Hess said? "Stephen Covey wrote in his book 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,' No. 2 was 'begin with the end in mind.' This works for brownfield redevelopment, as well, knowing the planned end use helps DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality) determine the most appropriate and protective cleanup for the site. ... For the entire article, see http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/consultant-sees-potential-of-redeveloping-village-fair-mall-brownfield-site/article_0ae4cdd7-4155-5678-bbd3-71ade1265cb7.html -- 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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