[CPEO-BIF] Crane Iron Works, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

This town just just got $1M toward turning a 19th century industrial site into homes and stores

By Kurt Bresswein
Lehigh Valley Live (PA)
October 28, 2019

Crane Iron Works got its start along the Lehigh River in Catasauqua in 1839, with industrial activity continuing on the land through most of the 20th century until it was vacated nearly 20 years ago.

For five years now, the borough has had a redevelopment plan for the brownfield site and even has a developer lined up who is interested in making it a reality.

But first, the borough has identified about $4 million worth of preliminary work that needs to be done, from environmental cleanup and demolition work to laying down roads and sewer lines, borough Manager Steve Travers said.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2019/10/this-town-just-just-got-1m-toward-turning-a-19th-century-industrial-site-into-homes-and-stores.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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