STATE WINS NATIONAL BROWNFIELDS AWARD
FOR U.S. STEEL/TRENTON WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT
State Wins National Brownfields Award for U.S. Steel/Trenton
Waterfronts Redevelopment
New
Jersey's brownfield program won the coveted Phoenix Award
at the fifth annual Industrial Site Recycling Conference held recently
in Pittsburgh.
"This national award recognizes New Jersey's commitment
to the state and local community partnerships necessary to support brownfield
efforts and, coupled with Governor Whitman's open space initiative. This
is sustainable redevelopment in action," said DEP Commissioner Shinn.
The Phoenix Award for Site Selection /Community Impact was
awarded to DEP for its US Steel/Roebling case study which described the
remediation and redevelopment of the Trenton waterfront. The study also
highlighted the cooperative efforts of DEP, the City of Trenton, Mercer
County Improvement Authority and the developer. Formerly the site of a
steel manufacturing facility, the 31-acre site was cleaned up and redeveloped
to contain the Mercer County Waterfront Stadium, the River View Office
Park and the Katmandu restaurant.
"Receiving the Phoenix Award demonstrates what can
be accomplished when all levels of government work together to improve
our environment," said Trenton Mayor Douglas H. Palmer. "Every
resident of Trenton and every citizen of New Jersey can be proud of what
was accomplished."
Rick Gimello, DEP assistant commissioner for Site
Remediation, presented the case study during the conference.
“This program sends a clear message to those who still ask if redevelopment
of contaminated and underutilized industrial sites is a viable and beneficial
undertaking. It has been proven successful not only for those firms which
can profit from the services provided but for the communities that host
the projects as well."
The Phoenix Awards Program is a national award of distinction
for brownfield redevelopment that seeks to showcase solutions and innovations
of successful brownfield projects. Fifteen finalists were selected from
the many projects that were submitted to the Phoenix Award Panel of Judges.
The Phoenix Award recognizes the best project in each of
the four major criteria: magnitude of the project; innovative brownfield
techniques; environmental regulatory issues that were overcome; and, site
selection/community impact.
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