Source: Commercial Appeal, H. Bailey
11/22/12
Hernando has selected the EarthCon consulting firmto manage the
city's $400,000 "brownfield" grant for a community assessment of
blighted but potentially viable sites for reclamation and fiscal
contribution.
By identifying such locations now with the help of environmental
experts, the city can target cleanup money more effectively, said Mayor
Chip Johnson. It's the first step that will help Hernando get such
grants later, said the mayor, who obtained approval of EarthCon at this
week's meeting of aldermen.
"Now we can start negotiations with EarthCon on a service contract,
and once we have that we can start the assessment process," said Shelly
Johnstone, Hernando's community development director. "We'll also put
together a brownfield advisory committee of people from across the
community.
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