[CPEO-BIF] Robertson Paper Mill site, Bellows Falls, Vermont

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

$1.2 million remediation in Bellows Falls brings opportunity

Vermont Business Magazine
December 12, 2019

Governor Phil Scott today attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at the former site of the Robertson Paper Mill. This ceremony marked the completion of an environmental clean-up effort between local, state, federal and private partners through the state Brownfield Economic Revitalization Alliance (BERA).

The $1.2 million remediation addressed lead, arsenic, asbestos, petroleum and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) at the site. The Bellows Falls Area Development Corporation (BFADC) acquired the property in 2013, identifying it as a site pivotal to redevelopment of the village.

“BFADC has a vision for the future of this property and I appreciate their work to lead this clean-up effort,” said Governor Scott. “Transforming this site from an unusable property to one that is ready to lead the redevelopment of this area is what our BERA program is all about. We must all come to the table and work together in order to meet our economic development goals. This project is a great example of what’s possible when we all pull in the same direction.”


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For the entire article, see
https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/december/13/12-million-remediation-bellows-falls-brings-opportunity

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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
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