Re: [GBlist] "Green" Brownfield Redevelopment Grants

["Clark" <cellis1@texas.net>]

Eric, you are on target with your thoughts. Unfortunatly these thoughts are
only held by those of us that do not sign the paper work to give it a go or
no go. Those that receive the results of the decision are left out of the
decision process.
Lets face it even when we get to vote, if it does not go there way, it
reappears with new words until it is passed.
Clark

> Hmmmm,
>
> Since I seem to have become the voice of skepticism...
>
> I find it ironic, and unfair that the redevelopment of brownfields ends up
> on the tax-payers bill, rather than the responsible party.  Even if the
> polluter is hit with a bill, it will likely not cover the costs of
> reclamation.  Seems like putting a children's (or adult, for that matter)
> park on top of a severely polluted space is asking for trouble down the
> road.  Further, doesn't this increase the relative cost of park space,
while
> leaving greener fields to be paved over by developers.  Methinks perhaps a
> K-Mart should be built on the brownfield instead, since the aforementioned
> green field is already most of the way towards a park.
> Oops, I forgot that most brownfields are often found in less affluent
> neighborhoods, hence
> poorer people procure potentially poisoness playgrounds.
>
> Am I alone in believing that solutions to these problems require deeper
> thinking?
>
> Resource consciousness is rarely a profitable business venture.
>
> In search of earnest solutions to real problems...
>
> eric
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Hood.Timonie@epamail.epa.gov>
> To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:53 PM
> Subject: [GBlist] "Green" Brownfield Redevelopment Grants
>



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