Brownfields offer tax breaks but cleanups not always required

Source: Florida Today.com, S. Cervenka, J. Waymer, D. Berman

The owners of Matt’s Casbah invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to transform a former gas station into a popular downtown restaurant that employs 65 people. That meant removing nine fuel tanks — both above and underground — and making sure none had contaminated the ground.Florida Department of Environmental Protection holds up the downtown Melbourne restaurant as a shining example of the state’s Brownfield Redevelopment Act in action, calling it a “must-eat dining destination.”

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