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Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year |
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2010 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year Nominees
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Matt Ward , Partner — The Ferguson Group (15) |
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Matt is currently serving as Policy Director for the Mayor's Automotive Coalition. Under his leadership, the MAC pursuaded the White House auto czar, the US Department of Justice, the US Treasury,
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Matt is currently serving as Policy Director for the Mayor's Automotive Coalition. Under his leadership, the MAC pursuaded the White House auto czar, the US Department of Justice, the US Treasury, and the 17 states where former GM plants were closed, to establish an $835 MM trust fund to invest in cleanup and redevelopment of 90 brownfield sites.
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Rita Kottke , Environmental Progra — Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (15+) |
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Dr. Rita Kottke designed and has managed the Oklahoma Brownfields Program from its inception. She was instrumental in getting the Oklahoma Brownfields Act passed even before EPA had legislation in place
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Dr. Rita Kottke designed and has managed the Oklahoma Brownfields Program from its inception. She was instrumental in getting the Oklahoma Brownfields Act passed even before EPA had legislation in place on the national scene and helped the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality be the first to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with EPA Region Vi for Brownfields. She has personnaly overseen several very high profile and complex Brownfields projects and continues to innovate in this area, working with numerous communities in Oklahoma as well as several tribes.
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Rita R. Kottke, Ph.D., holds a Doctorate in Environmental Science from Oklahoma State University. She is the Brownfield Program Manager and Superfund Removal Coordinator for the Land Protection Division of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Dr. Kottke is the agency's technical and policy expert in cross-jurisdictional redevelopment of contaminated property. She functions as the DEQ’s Brownfield Coordinator, Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund contact, Superfund Site Redevelopment contact, Superfund Emergency Response Contact, Land Revitalization/Reuse Contact, and as a liaison between the state, EPA, and local communities. Her responsibilities also include acting as technical project manager at various Voluntary Cleanup and Superfund sites within the state and performing site characterizations of real property. She has been with the agency for over 17 years, working in the Superfund and Brownfields Programs.
She began the development of the DEQ’s Brownfield Program in 1996, with the advent of a new Brownfield law in Oklahoma. Dr. Kottke was instrumental in establishing a regulatory system of substantive and procedural rules for the implementation of the state’s Brownfield program.
Over the years, Dr. Kottke has been determined in her efforts to build stakeholder partnerships for the remediation and redevelopment of Brownfield sites. She negotiated Oklahoma’s Brownfield Memorandum of Agreement with the EPA and created a million-dollar Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund. Dr. Kottke is well known throughout Oklahoma for her encouragement and assistance to local governments, planning districts, industrial authorities and tribes in applying for EPA Brownfield grants.
Each year, Dr. Kottke co-authors and updates the Oklahoma Chapter of “Brownfield Law and Practice: The Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land”, the definitive legal work on Brownfields, published by Matthew Bender, LexisNexis.
In 2004, the OSU Environmental Science Graduate Program at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, awarded Dr. Dr. Kottke the “Alumni Award for Outstanding Environmental Accomplishment” for her extraordinary record of interdisciplinary environmental accomplishment.
Most recently, Dr. Kottke worked to amend Oklahoma’s Brownfield law and to create a new streamlined chapter of DEQ Brownfield rules that ensure consistency with changes in CERCLA and provide loans and grants to eligible parties.
The Phoenix AwardTM was created in 1997 to honor the groups that develop significant brownfield sites across the country. The award recognizes innovative yet practical remediation projects, which bring blighted, old commercial and industrial sites back to productive use. Criteria for the Phoenix Awards™ focus on the magnitude of the project, innovative techniques, solutions to regulatory issues, and impact on the community. An independent panel of environmental professionals and business, academic and government leaders select the winners.
Because of Dr. Kottke’s diligent work, several brownfield properties that were redeveloped in Oklahoma received the prestigious Phoenix Award:
2004 EPA Region 6 Phoenix AwardTM winner - The Cimarron Center Redevelopment Project (former Zinc Smelter) in Sand Springs, Oklahoma
2007 EPA Region 6 Phoenix AwardTM – The Shurden-Leist Industrial Park Redevelopment Project (former Eagle Picher smelter site) in Henryetta, Oklahoma
2009 EPA Region 6 Phoenix AwardTM - The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS) – (former warehouse, manufacturing, stockyard, refineries and oilfields)
In 2009, the Brownfield Renewal National Award was awarded for the first time and the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS) was the recipient of this new award in the Economic Impact category. Due to Dr. Kottke’s assistance during these projects and guidance in the application process the City of Oklahoma City won the first Brownfield Renewal Award.
Those who work with Dr. Kottke recognize her as one of the foremost Brownfield experts not only in the State of Oklahoma but in the nation.
The former Brownfields Coordinator for Oklahoma City and now employee of Chesapeake Energy, a Fortune 100 Company, Jimmie Hammontree, Regulatory Affairs Manager says this "In my opinion, Dr. Kottke is the consummate Brownfield professional. I have had the pleasure to work with Dr. Kottke over the last five years from both public and private roles. She is truly one of the most knowledgeable, professional, helpful, hardworking and dedicated public servants I have ever worked with."
Kirk Humphreys, Chairman, The Humphreys Company & Former Mayor of Oklahoma City said “As an urban developer, I highly value the competence and professionalism that Rita Kottke brings to her job. She is a tremendous help to our company as we navigate the challenging waters of Brownfield redevelopment.”
“Rita is the heart and soul of what I believe to be an excellent Oklahoma Brownfields program. Her personal commitment has led to a cleaner, safer, more attractive Oklahoma”, says Steve Thompson, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
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J.D. Strong, Oklahoma Secretary of Environment said “Dr. Kottke has accomplished many great things for the benefit of Oklahoma during her employment at the Department of Environmental Quality. Her diligent and professional work has led to receiving not only honors from the State of Oklahoma, but also EPA Region 6 and nationally. Because no one has done more to advance the cause of Brownfield redevelopment, whether in Oklahoma or abroad, Dr. Kottke truly deserves the honor of Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year.”
“Dr. Kottke is one of foremost experts on the topic of Brownfields not just in the State of Oklahoma but in the nation. Dr. Kottke’s knowledge of Brownfield redevelopment is respected by her peers in the private sector, public sector and regulatory field and her efforts have led to many awards so far, and I anticipate more in the future, says Charlie Bartsch, former Senior Fellow at ICF International, Washington D.C.
As you can see Dr. Kottke is working with municipalities, developers, private companies, nonprofits, state and federal officials to redevelop property in order to benefit the community, create jobs, and clean up the environment. In addition to her technical expertise is her ability to partner with others to reach the goal of brownfield redevelopment. She is a true public servant and I cannot think of a better person to be named as the 2010 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year.
Lloyd A. Kirk
Environmental Programs Specialist
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
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James Harless, PhD, CHMM , Vice President — Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (33 years) |
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Dr. James Harless, CHMM brings together that rare combination of savvy technical consultant, big picture planner, astute economic development partner, and caring educator to every brownfield endeavor. From leadership with legislation,
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Dr. James Harless, CHMM brings together that rare combination of savvy technical consultant, big picture planner, astute economic development partner, and caring educator to every brownfield endeavor. From leadership with legislation, grant writing and environmental due diligence, to geotechnical and pavement engineering, to quality control testing and environmental management, Dr. Harless develops resource-conserving, sustainable strategies and creative funding approaches to tackle stakeholder challenges every step of the way. His creative solutions have helped communities and developers revitalize mega-acre industrial sites, unloved landfills, abandoned gas stations, and even historic battlefields all reaping economic, social and environmental benefits for years to come.
Awards and Accomplishments
Mason Run New Urbanism Residential Neighborhood - Brownfield Renewal Award 2009; IEDC Economic Development Award 2008; CREW-Detroit Impact Award, Brownfield Redevelopment Category 2006; Michigan Association of Environmental Professionals Environmental Excellence Award, Brownfield Category 2006.
River Raisin National Battlefield Park - Brownfield Renewal Award 2009.
Fairlane Green - Phoenix Award 2008 (US EPA Region 5).
Consumers Energy Headquarters Campus - Phoenix Award 2003 (US EPA Region 5) and Peoples Choice Award.
Innovation
James brings innovation to overcome obstacles that can stall many potential brownfield redevelopment projects. Dr. Harlesss leadership and innovative approach for the award-winning Mason Run New Urbanism Neighborhood resulted in a new icon of a classic American small town. For nearly 10 years, Dr. Harless worked with others to transform a 50-acre abandoned paper mill site into a thriving 500-home community. Innovations included a creative funding program using multiple, leveraged brownfield redevelopment financing mechanisms to mitigate environmental and site preparation costs. Dr. Harless designed and negotiated with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (renamed the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment on October 8, 2009) the technical and regulatory specifications for an alternate remediation solution, saving over $2.5 million in response costs.
Favorable winds are blowing as Ventower Industries, LLC transforms a former industrial waste landfill to a new 115,000 s.f. wind tower manufacturing plant that will produce wind turbine towers for the renewable energy market. Dr. Harless helped secure $16,500,000 in state and federal financial incentives and clear regulatory hurdles for redevelopment. He managed environmental due diligence requirements and provided geotechnical engineering solutions for complicated foundation issues associated with construction at the site. In partnership with the local community and developer, he proposed a unique foundation solution that will protect the aquifer, diminish the need to dig and haul contaminated soils, reduce the potential for exposure risk for the plants future workers, and support sustainable development principles.
Collaboration Across Multiple Industry Disciplines
Dr. Harless has demonstrated his ability to partner across industry disciplines and work with local, state, and federal agencies to produce highly successful redevelopment projects, such as the award-winning River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe, Michigan. Dr. Harless, the City of Monroe and the previous owner worked together for over a decade to effect transfer of a historic portion of a former paper mill site to a governmental agency for historical preservation. The southern portion of the property is the site of a famous War of 1812 battle, the Battle of the River Raisin. The successful transfer was complicated by the fact that the site is subject to RCRA Corrective Action, a federal liability that follows property ownership. Dr. Harless and the team conducted presentations and briefings for state and federal regulatory agencies, legislators, historical and archeological departments, news media and the general public to secure support and financing for resolving environmental issues and demolishing remaining mill structures. It took seven years of negotiations among nearly 20 national, state and local groups to resolve environmental and archaeological issues associated with site preservation. Last year Congress declared the site a National Battlefield Park, making it the first brownfield ever to become part of the National Parks System.
The Mason Run project required multiple layers of collaboration and regulatory agency cooperation. For example, Dr. Harless worked with two divisions of the MDEQ to develop and implement the creative, sustainable, cinder/ash remediation approach. Designing and implementing the financing mechanisms for the environmental response actions required the continuing cooperative efforts of Dr. Harless, the City of Monroe, MDEQ and US EPA Region 5. Throughout the funding acquisition effort, the cooperative efforts of all three entities continually monitored the available sources and statuses of local, state and federal brownfield redevelopment funding programs, and adjusted the funding strategies to determine the best combination and leverage of funds. Managing and tracking the brownfield redevelopment financing was also a key role of Dr. Harless and required meticulous coordination and communication among the key team members to complete each phase within budget.
Execute a Plan and Deliver the Goods
In the past eight years, Dr. Harless has secured over $90,000,000 in state/federal grants, loans, tax credits, and tax increment financing for municipal and private brownfield redevelopment projects valued at over $900,000,000. Earlier this year, he teamed with 13 communities/ coalitions in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio to secure US EPA Brownfields Redevelopment Grants totaling $5,685,000 for support of redevelopment projects. His success rate for acquiring federal brownfields funding is over 85%! These projects in turn are creating millions of square feet of new buildings, reinvigorating communities, adding thousands of new jobs, and increasing tax revenue. To date, Dr. Harless has managed over $20,000,000 in federal Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Grants and Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) for 25 communities across Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. He has facilitated and managed over $7,500,000 in brownfield redevelopment loans and subgrants from these grants, all of which have resulted in brownfield redevelopments in the communities.
Vision and Effecting Real Change
Getting a brownfield redevelopment project from concept to reality is one of the largest challenges facing communities and developers alike. Dr. Harlesss experience supporting both developers and communities through this process places him in a unique position to help both stakeholders. He helps all parties navigate the intricacies and processes of state and federal environmental liability management, designs for safe site use, and use of multiple brownfield financing programs. He often assists in marketing communities and sites at brownfield conferences and to SMEs numerous developer clients. James has also assisted communities in marketing specific sites to specific companies. Battle Creek Unlimited (BCU) which serves as the economic development arm of the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, called Dr. Harless to help them realize their vision in bringing Japan-based Toda America, Inc. (Toda) to their community over competing locations elsewhere in the country for a new $70 million high-tech battery components plant. Dr. Harlesss expertise and knowledge were crucial in helping BCU and their customer Toda America secure brownfield financial incentives and reach an understanding and agreement on the brownfield redevelopment plan. In May 2010, Toda broke ground for their 70,000 s.f. facility.
Dr. Harless served as project manager for environmental and brownfield financing activities for the $80 million Consumers Energy Headquarters Campus project in Jackson, Michigan. The project received two national Phoenix Awards for excellence in brownfield redevelopment and is a prime example of how a single redevelopment project has revitalized an entire community. Dr. Harless managed the site investigation, liability management, environmental responses, and safe use design activities for 21 land parcels assembled for the project. He also developed a tax increment financing program that funded $1.8 million in environmental expenses and approximately $18 million in infrastructure improvements.
Generate Positive Results
In addition to the previously discussed projects, Dr. Harless has created positive results for numerous other brownfield initiatives. For example, he worked closely with Ashley Capital to manage environmental liability issues and environmental response actions during acquisition and redevelopment of the idled 1,100,000 s.f. GM Delta Township Engine Plant in Lansing, Michigan. He assisted in negotiating the environmental terms of the Purchase Agreement and then conducted an extensive site assessment to support a Baseline Environmental Assessment to address environmental liabilities. James developed and implemented strategies to address federal RCRA Corrective Action liabilities attached to the property. Simultaneously, Dr. Harless was working with Ashley Capital to evaluate subsurface soil conditions to support construction of 70 new truck wells and a new 500,000 s.f .building. The new tenant, Ryder Integrated Logistics, began the first phase of occupancy just two months after Ashley Capital acquired the site.
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Dr. Harless has had a distinguished career working with local communities in Michigan to promote the redevelopment of significantly challenged properties. His fortitude and vision have led to creative solutions on very complicated sites and resulted in a successful blending of federal, state, and local financial resources. Dr. Harless has demonstrated on many occasions his creative abilities to partner with local, state, and federal agencies to produce highly successful redevelopment projects; as evidenced by his role in the River Raisin National Battlefield Project. The effort to redevelop the former permitted hazardous storage facility into a National Battlefield presented challenges from a finance, liability, as well as environmental perspective.
Dr. Harless is currently providing his expertise to the Ventower manufacturing project. When complete, the formerly contaminated site will be used to construct 300-foot steel support towers for wind turbines. This project presented several unique challenges including a shallow bedrock and protected aquifer, significant contamination of the soil and perched aquifer, and the need to construct a buildable site that could support the combined weight of the steel towers and the equipment to move them. Dr. Harless, in partnership with the local community and the developer, proposed a foundation construction technique that will protect the aquifer; diminishing the need to dig and haul contaminated soils; and reduce the potential for exposure risk for the plant's future workers. Dr. Harless has proven to be an innovative visionary with a superior ability to form successful partnerships that have resulted in significantly successful brownfield redevelopment projects in Michigan.
- Jim Sygo, Deputy Director
Environmental Protection
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
I have had the privilege of knowing and working with Dr. Harless for many years. As a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, and now as a State Senator, I have come to know him well and consider him a trusted advisor. Dr. Harless and I worked together closely during my time as Economic Development Director for the Port and City of Monroe. He has also been a resource for me when working on legislation dealing with Michigan's Brownfield Redevelopment laws. His many years of experience working with local governments, businesses, developers, and planners make him an excellent choice for this prestigious award. He is truly deserving of this great honor.
- Randy Richardville
State Senator, The 17th District
President Pro-Tempore, The Michigan Senate
Dr. Harless brings to the brownfields arena an unusual combination of educational background, professional associations, experience working with and for both the public and private sectors and interpersonal skills that facilitate his excellence in the brownfields sector. Each of these components of Dr. Harless' skill set brings important value to a brownfields project.
I have participated in dozens of brownfields projects with Dr. Harless over the past two decades as the brownfields area has evolved and expanded. In each case, Dr. Harless has mastered the difficult challenge of identifying the other participants' understandings and roles and applying his diverse background to advance the brownfields project. His experience in owning and operating an environmental consulting company provides him valuable insights into his business clients' needs and concerns as they participate in brownfield projects. Dr. Harless has led or been a major participant in many complex or groundbreaking brownfields projects. Winners of many local and national awards, Dr. Harless' projects provide many examples of the highly beneficial outcomes of Dr. Harless' ability to innovate, collaborate across multiple industry disciplines and implement a unique vision for the successful implementation of creative and innovative brownfield projects.
- Richard A. Barr, Attorney
Hongiman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
I have had the fortune to work with James on the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, where he successfully provides ongoing support and input as a policy maker, consultant, and mentor to brownfield staff and other board members. Dr. Harless brings his extensive knowledge and experience in brownfield redevelopment to advance its impact here in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Undoubtedly, James has had a significant role in growing the brownfield redevelopment program here, which currently boasts 19 approved projects which represent nearly over $650 million in new investment, over 4,000 jobs, over nearly 1,000 acres in our community. In addition to this technical assistance, James has provided direct assistance to the County and local units of government which have resulted in over $1 M in funding to support brownfield activities in one of the most economically challenged communities in our County.
- Brett D. Lenart, Director
Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Dr. Harless' expertise and knowledge were very crucial in helping our customer - Toda America - reach an understanding and agreement on the brownfield remediation plan to enable them to choose Battle Creek over competing locations elsewhere around the United States. In addition, Dr. Harless' knowledge of Michigan's brownfield statute and policies ensured that the City's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority would maximize all available local and state tax increment finance revenues to ensure the most expedient return on the Authority's expenditures in the project. Toda America is now under construction on the new plant, anticipating $77 million in private investment and the creation of 57 new, highly skilled and technical jobs in our region. In 2008, the Kellogg Company moved forward with a $54 million, 167,000 s.f. expansion of its W.K. Kellogg Institute for Nutritional Research in downtown Battle Creek. Mr. Harless' leadership and innovative approach were frequently displayed throughout the project's brownfield planning and implementation. Dr. Harless' expertise enabled the City's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to negotiate and maximize the local and state tax increment finance revenues to the fullest extent for this project. I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Harless on several other brownfield related projects. His extensive knowledge and innovative approach have always ensured that BCU and the City's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority have the best expertise available to secure and implement these many projects successfully.
- Karl J. Dehn, President and CEO
Battle Creek Unlimited
I have known and worked with Dr. Harless for more than 15 years and on numerous brownfield projects. These projects include residential, commercial, industrial, and recreational redevelopments, and from my various roles as a municipal practitioner, consultant, and development principal. Some of the better-known projects are: the Mason Run Neighborhood Project, winner of multiple awards and national recognition; the Monroe Steel Castings Project, which received recognition by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment as one of Michigan's most successful brownfield redevelopments; and the River Raisin Battlefield/Frenchtown Settlement Project, another nationally recognized effort. His work established significant precedence for the operation of Michigan's voluntary cleanup and brownfield redevelopment programs. In particular, Michigan's first brownfield redevelopment plan model was created by Dr. Harless during his time as a consultant to the City of Monroe, a number of unique federal and state funding approaches to support a brownfield project were created by him, and the first US EPA Revolving Loan Fund obligations in Michigan were made with his assistance.
- James Tischler, AICP, MPCP
Mr. Harless has worked with the City of Jackson, Michigan on several Brownfield projects most notably, the Consumers Energy Headquarters, which won the Brownfield Phoenix Award as well as the Peoples Choice Award at the 2004 National Brownfield Convention. Mr. Harless has recently been instrumental in assisting the City of Jackson develop a new US EPA Revolving Loan fund grant program, and we look forward to working with him in the future on this and other projects.
- Carol Konieczki, Community Development Director
City of Jackson, Michigan
Brownfield Program Advancement
Member Washtenaw County Michigan Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
Director Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals.
Director Institute of Brownfield Professionals.
Co-Chair Environmental Committee ASFE.
Michigan Senate Stakeholders Committee for Amending the State Tax Increment Financing Statute.
Legislative Reform Task Force for Brownfield Incentives, MEDA, Lansing, Michigan.
Trainer/Mentor for 12 Michigan Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities.
6 Brownfields Publications (27 total).
17 Brownfield Technical Papers Presented (73 total).
24 Other Brownfield Seminars, Training Sessions, Media Interviews and Broadcasts.
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Robert Doty , Partner — Cox, Castle & Nicholson (20 years) |
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This summer, Robert Doty, a partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson in San Francisco with 20 years of experience in environmental remediation, brownfields and related litigation, helped his longtime clients, the City
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This summer, Robert Doty, a partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson in San Francisco with 20 years of experience in environmental remediation, brownfields and related litigation, helped his longtime clients, the City of Emeryville and Emeryville Redevelopment Agency (San Francisco Bay Area), achieve two major results that will facilitate the cleanup and eventual redevelopment of a five-parcel site contaminated by two bulk fuel plants, a pesticide manufacturing operation, and various other businesses. The two cases may also have a significant impact on brownfield remediation throughout California and nationwide, as one of the decisions he helped to achieve at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sets specific limits on what you can and can't do when settling complex environmental cases.
Doty began his career in environmental litigation in 1990 and has represented numerous California cities ranging from Oakland to Richmond and Redwood City in the Bay Area to Riverside, Santa Clarita and Gardena in Southern California as well as numerous private parties involved in complex brownfield projects. He has represented the City of Emeryville and its Rredevelopment Agency in various brownfield projects since 1997. The current matter started in 2004, and in July, an Alameda County superior court judge approved a major settlement in which Emeryville will be paid $24.4 million to help it clean up contaminated water and soil at a former industrial site used by Sherwin-Williams, Chevron and others. The money will help Emeryville get one key step closer to finishing its ambitious environmental cleanup, which has been recognized in the industry as an leading and innovative brownfield program. In fact, the EPA awarded an earlier phase of Emeryville's project with a "Phoenix" award. In addition to producing almost $40 million of cost recovery, Doty's litigation on behalf of Emeryville has also validated some critical and untested portions of California's Polanco Redevelopment Act. An upcoming trial may do the same with nuisance law.
Emeryville, which has transformed itself from an industrial and manufacturing community to one featuring mixed-used commercial and residential uses, plans to redevelop the site into an urban, mixed-use project, along the lines of its earlier Bayfront redevelopment efforts, which featured a multi-screen movie complex, large and small retail outlets, and affordable and market-rate residential units.
Taken together, the Alameda County and 9th Circuit cases illustrate how the tools available to local government can be used creatively to accomplish huge and hugely ambitious brownfield redevelopment projects where polluter-financing for the environmental cleanup is a critical component of the overall package.
As such, we believe Robert Doty is a "Person of the Year" in the Brownfield industry for 2010. We hope you agree.
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James Herron , Chief Development Of — Cuyahoga County Department of Development (12) |
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James Herron, currently the Chief Development Officer of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Department of Development, has been a brownfield industry leader for over ten years. As a founding member of the
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James Herron, currently the Chief Development Officer of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Department of Development, has been a brownfield industry leader for over ten years. As a founding member of the County’s Community Assessment Initiative, an environmental site assessment grant program, and the Brownfield Redevelopment Fund, the nation’s first bond issuance solely for brownfield redevelopment, Jim remains at the forefront of innovative brownfield programming.
Under Jim’s tutelage as Brownfield Program Manager, the Community Assessment Initiative (CAI), which is primarily funded with USEPA Assessment grants, invested over $3.1 million into 122 sites, which resulted in the environmental assessment of over 2,000 acres. These assessments have leveraged over $70 million in additional investment, as well created and/or retained over 1,500 jobs.
The Brownfield Redevelopment Fund (BRF), which is a forgivable loan program for remediation, lent $17.2 million into 20 projects, which leveraged over $200 million in additional investments. These projects have increased property values by $11 million, and created and/or retained 1,800 jobs. Further, in 2007, this program began incentivizing borrowers, through the availability of additional loan forgiveness, to include green/sustainable elements in their redevelopment.
During Jim’s tenure, the Brownfield Redevelopment Division secured over $38 million in outside grants. In Cuyahoga County, James Herron is the ‘go to’ man for brownfield redevelopment.
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Pat Martin , Chief Planner, Dept. — City of Terre Haute (5+) |
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Mr. Pat Martin is a local hero. He is an industrious, creative, and passionate person whose motto is "Communicate, Collaborate, Cooperate." Mr. Martin hit the ground running to spearhead the
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Mr. Pat Martin is a local hero. He is an industrious, creative, and passionate person whose motto is "Communicate, Collaborate, Cooperate." Mr. Martin hit the ground running to spearhead the newly formed, understaffed Brownfields Program with the City, and his initial part-time efforts turned into full-time results! He has a uniquely positive approach to garnering community support and maximizing resources to successfully, sustainably redevelop brownfields in the City of Terre Haute. His tireless commitment to his City and its comprehensive Brownfields Initiative is commendable, especially during the woeful economic downturn. Of particular note is his multi-disciplinary work on the National Road Heritage Trail, which is a backbone for the City of Terre Haute Trails and Greenway System. The National Road Heritage Trail is designated as a State of Indiana “priority visionary trail” intended to extend from the Indiana-Illinois border to the Indiana-Ohio border, thereby linking to other trail and park systems across the entire State of Indiana. Other current accomplishments for Mr. Martin include the remediation and redevelopment of the Terre Haute and Coke and Carbon, Brown Blvd., Elm and Locust Streets, and Illiana Truck Parts projects, to name just a few. The City of Terre Haute also received a nationally competitive U.S. EPA Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant award of $400,000 in the Spring of 2010. Kudos to Mr. Martin for all of his hard work and strong working relationships with local, state, and federal brownfield stakeholders. He's surely instramental toTerre Haute earning the distinction of Community of the Year 2010.
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Darsi Foss , Brownfields Section — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (20+) |
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I have worked in the environmental field for more than 23 years -- including stints as a canvasser for a local environmental group, as a Great Lakes organizer and media coordinator for
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I have worked in the environmental field for more than 23 years -- including stints as a canvasser for a local environmental group, as a Great Lakes organizer and media coordinator for a national organization, as program director for a Wisconsin Land Trust and my current position as brownfields outreach team leader and communicator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In my experiences I have met many hard-working and aspiring individuals who are committed to their individual goals as well as to the goals of their organization and their staff. However, I have never met a person equally committed to those goals who also has the intelligence, caring and innate ability to see past barriers and personal differences and achieve succes to such a high degree as Darsi Foss. On many occasions I have witnessed first-hand her deft ability to conflict resolve, to build coalitions and find the "tough answers," and somehow pull it all off with a sense of true honesty and easy-going nature I rarely find in the brownfields arena. I realize, with Darsi being my supervisor, I'm biased, but I can honestly say without bias that Wisconsin would not be the national leader and brownfields program model we are today if not for Darsi Foss. I highly recommend you nominate her as your "Brownfields Person of the Year."
Below is additional praise for Darsi from other brownfield practitioners.
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Darsi Foss is the most skillful consensus builder that I have had the opportunity to observe and to learn from. On more than one occasion in the work of the Brownfields Study Group, Darsi has managed to raise sensitive subjects in a non-threatening way and engage the participants in a conversation that led to a breakthrough where we thought we had an impasse. She showed this skill in relation to both the regulated community, usually represented by brownfields attorneys representing business-related NGOs, and colleagues within state government. She has a gentle but firm approach that moves slowly, but always keeps moving. Her instincts and her commitment are both top notch. Wisconsin brownfields policy and cleanup progress would not be where it is without Darsi Foss.
Nancy Frank
Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Brownfields Study Group member since inception
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In her own quiet, determined way, Darsi Foss has been a leader in the evolving world of brownfields revitalization, promoting creative partnerships, linking seemingly disparate inter-governmental interests together to pursue compatible goals, and fitting program missions to emerging needs -- in so many instances, it has been Darsi's dose of creative common sense that has led to real on-the-ground results in so many Wisconsin communities.
Charlie Bartsch, long-time friend of brownfields
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I have conducted research on brownfields redevelopment in the US, Canada and Europe for over 15 years and I can sincerely say that Wisconsin is blessed to have an administrator like Darsi Foss leading the DNR's Brownfields Program. Darsi and her team at the DNR have been able to work with multiple stakeholders to develop and implement innovative policies, programs and tools for overcoming the many challenges associated with brownfields redevelopment. Darsi makes everyone feel welcome and part of Wisconsin's brownfields team. Indeed, I have often said that the best thing about working in Wisconsin is that government officials like Darsi are interested in how my efforts, and those of many others, can help in addressing this important issue. I strongly recommend that she be name "Brownfield Person of the Year."
Christopher De Sousa
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Urban Planning
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
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Darsi Foss is one of the most results-driven professionals I know in the Brownfields Industry. Working with Darsi on Wisconsin's Brownfield Study Group for you nearly 15 years, I seldom hear her say the word "no", more typically her response would be "let's see how we can make that work". She's played a key role in creating the Voluntary Party Liability Exemption which brought Quad Graphics and 1,000 jobs to the City of West Allis. Her professional guidance and tenacity was critical in the redevelopment of the former Allis Chalmers Manufacturing site which allowed the conversion of bankrupt vacant industrial dinosaurs into 650,000 ft. of modern office facilities. Darsi's role in expediting the redevelopment of this area helped induce in the creation of another 2,900 jobs to the area. She has since been instrumental in creating Wisconsin's Site Assessment Grant program, which the City has used numerous times to advance the redevelopment of its brownfield sites. More recently she spearheaded Wisconsin's Plant Recovery Initiative, a program we anticipate using in the future.
The environmental conditions that have been common in brownfield redevelopment can pose huge financial and highly technical challenges for a city to manage. Through Darsi Foss' leadership, the Wisconsin Brownfield Program has become a resource to help manage these challenges. Her effective leadership and forward thinking has led to a cooperative environment where environmental stewardship is matched with practical considerations. Darsi has been able to do this by assembling a quality team to accelerate the process of brownfield redevelopment.
Another aspect that must be heralded is her involvement in the management of the liability that cities may take on with brownfield redevelopment. Darsi and her team have brought to the brownfield redevelopment table solutions to manage environmental risk including liability clarification and protection in addition to teaming contracts with municipalities, developers, lenders, and other stakeholders. The success of the Wisconsin Brownfield Program could not have been accomplished without her efforts.
John F. Stibal
Director of Development
City of West Allis
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Darsi Foss is a quiet leader who is extraordinary at pulling all the required people to the table and gaining a consensus. She balances the technical aspects of brownfields with the political realities in a way that makes everyone want to help. Darsi Foss is the State of Wisconsins Brownfield Chief that has made Wisconsin one of the top few states in the country in brownfield redevelopment over the past decade. (Maybe she could be the "Person of the Decade)"
Dave Misky
Assistant Executive Director - Secretary
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee
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Tom Wackerman , President — ASTI Environmental (31) |
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Mr. Wackerman, along with his business partner Peter Collins, started ASTI Environmental in the winter of 1985. Together the pair have completed over 7,000 projects throughout the Great Lakes Region -
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Mr. Wackerman, along with his business partner Peter Collins, started ASTI Environmental in the winter of 1985. Together the pair have completed over 7,000 projects throughout the Great Lakes Region - the majority in Michigan.
Wackerman doubles as the firm's Director of Brownfield Redevelopment. In this role Wackerman has completed many noteworthy projects including providing brownfield funding, environmental assessment and exit strategy consulting for the former 204-acre Steelcase Campus in Grand Rapids, MI and helping the City of Jackson, MI implement the initial assessment of the Armory Arts Project using grant funding. Within the last year, Wackerman has overseen several high profile brownfield projects. Most notably, he helped provide funding for the recently completed Bay City Business Center in Bay City, MI. The Bay City Business Center is a LEED Gold Certified building and serves as the home to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. WACKERMAN HAS OBTAINED MORE THAN $58 MILLION IN INCENTIVES THE PAST THREE YEARS, representing over $200 million in investment.
Wackerman's skills have also been useful in the classoom. He has taught numerous seminars and classes on the topic of brownfield redevelopment for such institutions as theUniversity of Michgan, Wayne State University, University of Detroit Law School, Ave Maria Law School and the ICSCs University of Shopping Centers at he Wharton School of Business.
This year, one of Tom's largest projects was recognized at the 2009 Building Industry Association's Development of the Year. Working with Windham Development, Wackerman was instrumental in providing Tax Increment Financing for Gardenview Estates, a 138-acre public housing project that was built on the the former Herman Gardens Public Housing site that had been vacant and blighted for over ten years. When completed, this development will contain 496 family rental units, 337 homeownership units and a commercial retail center.
In addition to the work Wackerman performed at Gardenview Estates, he also provided environmental services on hundreds of EPA and MDNRE grant funded projects, including the Witherbee's Grocery Store in Flint, MI. Witherbee's is the first grocer to open in downtown Flint since the late 1970s, Wackerman secured grant funding to complete the Phase I/II and baseline environmental assessment.
Finally, Wackerman has developed a wider approach to Brownfield Redevelopment using the Environmental Concerns Inventory (ECI). While most Brownfield programs focus on individual projects, the ECI assesses area-wide environmental impediments to redevelopment and develops a plan to stage redevelopment (including conducting assessments, obtaining incentives and providing information for land use and planning) that is appropriate to the existing conditions. More importantly, it identifies financing methods for stabilizing environmental problems on properties in the study area that may not be immediately developable, and for funding infrastructure that may be feasible if the entire area is included when developing Brownfield Plans. The ECI includes an interactive map that can quickly tell potential developers about the types of environmental concerns/contaminants that might be present in both the planning area and on the specific property and provides a tool that can be easily updated as assessments provide additional information. Wackerman believes that an ECI can be a significant tool to attract and educate potential developers to areas that are otherwise encumbered by both real and assumed environmental impediments. For example, when an ECI was created for an area with a concentration of landfills in the City of Rochester Hills, the ECI identified areas where landfilling operations had not occurred and which may be development ready with minimum remediation or controls.
When asked about his successful practice, Wackerman stressed four basic points that he brings to every project: 1. working to create public/private partnerships, 2. focusing on the area wide implications of, and solutions for, brownfields 3. working with developers to maximize site design to minimize costs while protecting human health and environment 4. identifying and utilizing all of the availabale incentive tools for both developers and municipalities
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Monte Hilleman , Vice President of Br — Saint Paul Port Authority (10+) |
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For the past two and half years Mr. Hilleman has successfully managed the brownfield redevelopment of 3M Corporations former world headquarters in Saint Paul, MN into the Beacon Bluff Business Center. This
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For the past two and half years Mr. Hilleman has successfully managed the brownfield redevelopment of 3M Corporations former world headquarters in Saint Paul, MN into the Beacon Bluff Business Center. This 61 acre site represents the largest brownfield redevelopment the Saint Paul Port Authority has undertaken since redeveloping Energy Park as a response to the energy crisis in the 1970’s. Beacon Bluff will replace the 1,000 jobs lost when 3M relocated out of this economically disadvantaged neighborhood, as well as match or exceed 3M’s tax base contributions at the site. This highly visible public/private partnership effort has involved many intertwined concerns such as historic building preservation, community revitalization, creating jobs and tax base through redevelopment, large scale demolition and remedying environmental concerns.
Beacon Bluff site is a keystone light industrial/commercial site which is roughly 1/3 of the length of the award winning Phalen Corridor. It is critical for the ongoing economic viability of the City of Saint Paul, an econimc engine for the entire state. There are many parties that have a strong interest in this project. Mr. Hilleman has skillfully guided this wide diversity of interested parties, ranging from politicians to community members to consultants; and the navigated the sometimes perceived to be diametrically opposed ideas of historic preservation and job creation, through an extremely complex planning, design and construction process. The outcomes of the project are, bringing jobs back to the City’s East Side, innovative brownfields redevelopment practices, advancing sustainable development and ground-breaking collaboration between interested parties and a revitalized community.
The specific sustainable development innovations spearheaded by Mr. Hilleman in 2010 include the carbon footprinting of all new development at Beacon Bluff to assist in meeting the carbon neutral development goals of Architecture 2030, a Next Generation stormwater management system that will treat 163 acres of urban stormwater that previously discharged into the Mississippi River without being treated, using the aforementioned stormwater system as a demonstration, education and research station to gather data on water quality below stormwater BMPs and infiltration rates, developing a groundbreaking partnership between the University of MN, City of Saint Paul, Capitol Region Watershed District, and the MN Pollution Control Agency to implement and monitor the Next Generation system.
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James Redwine , Vice President, Envi — Motors Liquidation Company (28+) |
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Mr. Redwine is the point person responsible for the environmental remediation and redevelopment for over 100 former General Motors manufacturing and commercial properties across the United States. In his role, Mr.
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Mr. Redwine is the point person responsible for the environmental remediation and redevelopment for over 100 former General Motors manufacturing and commercial properties across the United States. In his role, Mr. Redwine maintains multi-dimensional responsibility for developing comprehensive remediation and redevelopment strategies that address multiple stakeholders including the United States Treasury and Justice Departments overseeing the government-funded bankruptcy; Federal and State regulatory agencies; affected local communities; and creditors. While doing this, he also maintains management responsiblity for ongoing environmental operations, compliance and control at these sites. The total estimated value associated with this portfolio is approximately $800 million dollars, which includes environmental remediation, ongoing operations, and site redevelopment.
Mr. Redwine's leadership and vision has been instrumental in moving this portfolio toward positive and productive reuse and redevelopment. A more conventional approach would have these sites idled, demolished and mothballed but Mr. Redwine is guiding this portfolio toward a more integrated outcome that considers not only the immediate liquidation of the trust assets, but accomodates and promotes a longer-term, more beneficial outcome centered about community and economic revitalization. There are significant challenges with the size, scale and scope of this portfolio - some of these sites are heavily impacted by historical operations; many of the sites are located in markets with excess real estate inventory and/or diminshed manufacturing capacity; and a number of these sites are very large (>1M sf) and difficult to subdivide. Nonetheless, Mr. Redwine represents the catalyst to overcome these challenges, and transform these sites into a model for large-scale redevelopment of the nation's former manufacturing footprint.
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Stephen Bilan , General Manger — US Steel Real Estate (6) |
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Stephen is the leader responsible for the redevelopment of The Keystone Industrial Port Complex (KIPC) (formerly US Steel - Fairless Works) is one of the country's most successful brownfield sites. Over 1,000
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Stephen is the leader responsible for the redevelopment of The Keystone Industrial Port Complex (KIPC) (formerly US Steel - Fairless Works) is one of the country's most successful brownfield sites. Over 1,000 acres of the original site have been reclaimed for productive use and support hundreds of new jobs. The site, which has significant rail and deep water port capability, has been transformed into an eco-industrial park, with tenants involved in renewable energy manufacturing, metals and coal recycling, soil reuse, and electrical power production from landfill gas. KIPC tenants recently signed a Sustainability Partnership with the EPA to to enhance environmental opportunities for current and future businesses at the site.
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Marjorie Buckholtz , President — Environmental Consulting Solutions (25+) |
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Brownfields Person of the Year Nomination:
Marjorie W. Buckholtz
It is a pleasure for me to nominate Marjorie Weidenfeld Buckholtz for Brownfields Person of the Year. She is an “unsung hero” of the national
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Brownfields Person of the Year Nomination:
Marjorie W. Buckholtz
It is a pleasure for me to nominate Marjorie Weidenfeld Buckholtz for Brownfields Person of the Year. She is an “unsung hero” of the national brownfields movement. Marjorie retired after a distinguished, 25-year career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she conceived and launched EPA’s National Brownfields Program, which has changed the way urban properties are regulated and redeveloped.
Although her federal career has ended, Marjorie’s efforts to reuse, revitalize, and renew contaminated property are stronger than ever. Today, she is still working hard to advance the goals of brownfields revitalization as a private consultant, and continues to contribute to the field.
Two of her notable achievements over the past year include efforts to assist EPA’s Center for Policy Analysis in developing innovative approaches to encourage siting of renewable energy projects on previously contaminated sites through OSWER’s RE-Powering of Contaminated Lands and Mines project. She facilitated five listening sessions throughout the United States, and is presently working with the Superfund program on an effort to build capacity and level the playing field for small and disadvantaged business owners who may benefit from EPA-sponsored training programs. She also works with a private solar developer to help identify sites appropriate for renewable energy production.
Interestingly, little of the work that she is doing today would have been possible without
her remarkable vision and insight back in the early 1990s. And while others who came after Marjorie have received well-deserved credit for managing the program after EPA Administrator Carol Browner announced it in 1995 at the U.S. Conference of Mayors National meeting, this nomination underscores a story that is little known outside the circle of those who were there at the beginning: how Marjorie created and built the program on which the highly acclaimed effort is based today.
Five Critical Elements
Five critical elements of Marjorie’s work occurred below the radar screen, and were vital elements of its success:
• the creation of the first series of national listening sessions
• the build-up of the Regional Infrastructure of Brownfields implementation
• the development of Brownfields Assessment and workforce development pilots
• the broadening of the brownfields revitalization mandate to include RCRA and eventually, the other cleanup programs EPA manages, and
• the creation of an inter-agency partnership with the National Park Service to form Groundwork Trust Pilots that provided rehabilitation, restoration and beautification services.
How the Federal Brownfields Program Began
When Marjorie was serving as a communications and public policy advisor in the EPA office that manages hazardous waste clean-up, emergency response, and the management of non-hazardous wastes, she traveled to many communities where she saw the unintended consequences of the well-intentioned Superfund laws of the early 1980s. Many cities, particularly those located in the Rust Belt’s urban core, were plagued with acres of abandoned, neglected, or underused properties that were sad relics of our nation’s industrial heyday. These properties had become crime-ridden slums characterized by a lack of economic vitality, hopelessness, and despair. Meanwhile, companies were choosing to relocate or rebuild on new sites, eliminating many greenfields, forests, and open spaces.
Marjorie learned that neither EPA nor state regulatory agencies took responsibility for those sites, because they were not polluted enough to have triggered cleanup and institutional controls to protect the citizens who lived and worked nearby. However, many sites carried the taint of pollution, making lenders and private developers avoid redeveloping them out of fear of liability from the perceived contamination of those properties. With government funding to assess the pollution levels of those sites, it became clear that most were only lightly contaminated, and one-third of the earliest projects were deemed to be clean, providing no-risk investment to formerly skittish lenders and developers.
Acting with all the resources provided by the EPA and the U.S. government – and equal measures of vision, creativity, and stubborn determination – Marjorie created a multi-pronged program to build critical partnerships, develop pilot site-assessment projects to leverage private development and attract investors, and forge a tough internal look at how EPA’s own regulations and practices had created barriers to reinvestment, redevelopment, and reuse.
Being a pioneer in a government setting institutionally geared toward maintaining the status quo can be personally frustrating, professionally painful, and at times, highly discouraging. But Marjorie is the first one to say that she could not have done any of it without legions of cheerleaders, supporters, advisors, and “co-conspirators.” Many joined her mission to instigate change. She put together a tiny staff of true believers, and was fortunate to have worked for forward-thinking supervisors who believed in what to many was clearly outside the mission of EPA and possibly “unconstitutional and without legal basis.” Of course, it was neither.
Listening Sessions
Building a successful brownfields program required an understanding of the finance and real estate worlds, foreign territory to most EPA professionals. Marjorie set up a series of listening sessions with finance and real estate groups across the country so that regional and headquarters staff could have a clear notion of the possible barriers to and incentives for local investment, which would, in turn, drive cleanup.
Creation of Regional Brownfields Teams
Marjorie also realized that edicts from headquarters would be meaningless, unless each of the ten EPA Regions was brought in as a full partner, co-developer, and implementer of the program. Each of the Regions helped nominate, select and then implement the pilot projects that were chosen within their Regions. Regional Brownfields Teams are stronger than ever today, and represent the true integration of policy into positive action for EPA.
Brownfields Assessment and Job Training Pilots
Under Marjorie’s leadership, EPA awarded local Cuyahoga County Community College with an “Environmental Justice” pilot grant in 1992. The lessons learned helped
shape application requirements for what would eventually become Brownfields Job Training grants. EPA later directed its Brownfields Job Training grants towards
communities with active brownfields revitalization programs -- ensuring that graduates would benefit from their new skills through local job opportunities. To date, EPA has funded 169 job training grants, through the former Brownfields Job Training Program, totaling over $35 million. As of April 2010, more than 5,800 people had completed training; and more than 3,800 obtained employment in the environmental field with an average starting hourly wage of $14.65. The first assessment pilots were in Cleveland, Bridgeport (93), and Richmond (94).
Expansion to RCRA Corrective Action and Other Cleanup Programs
Early on, since Superfund dollars were used to support the pilots, some in other cleanup programs believed that brownfields concepts applied only to Superfund-type properties. Creating the RCRA Brownfields Protection program established a strong link to the tens of thousands of properties covered under the RCRA Corrective Action Program. Helping landowners to “clean-close,” with redevelopment use in mind, has prevented thousands of sites from becoming blighted and abandoned. The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program has an active brownfields component, as does Superfund now, in the Superfund Revitalization Initiative.
Groundwork Trust: A Partnership Between EPA and the National Park Service
The Groundwork Trusts are independent, not-for-profit, environmental businesses that work with communities to improve their environment, economy, and quality of life through local action. Marjorie linked with the National Park Service to bring a new element to brownfields communities. EPA provides the funding for trusts, while the Park Service trains communities to build self-sustaining non-profits to carry on where pilot efforts have been completed, or where community needs were unmet by traditional brownfields pilot efforts. Today, 20 Groundwork Trusts across the United States are working to fill the gap.
These are just a few examples of the kind of work, unheralded until now, that occurred in the early 1990s to create a strong foundation on which today’s brownfields program is built. Many outstanding leaders have worked to make this program what it is today, and most will agree that Marjorie Buckholtz was a true pioneer who got the whole thing started in the first place.
For these reasons, and because Marjorie Buckholtz never stops working on brownfields redevelopment, reuse, and community rebirth, I am proud to nominate her as Brownfields Renewal Person of the Year.
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Ann Kolata , Senior Redevelopment — City of South Bend Community and Economic Development (30+) |
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I am a USEPA Project Officer in the Brownfields Program and I have worked with Ann Kolata for the last 3 years on Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants as well as Superfund
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I am a USEPA Project Officer in the Brownfields Program and I have worked with Ann Kolata for the last 3 years on Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants as well as Superfund and RCRA Sites in the South Bend area. Ann Kolata is one of the most effective people in the field of urban redevelopment and has helped that City to transform an auto-sector based economy into a high tech, smart growth community.
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Todd Davis , CEO — Hemisphere Development LLC (20) |
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When I learned of Brownfield Renewal’s search for its “Person of the Year,” only one person immediately came to mind, Todd S. Davis, CEO of Hemisphere Development LLC. From my perspective,
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When I learned of Brownfield Renewal’s search for its “Person of the Year,” only one person immediately came to mind, Todd S. Davis, CEO of Hemisphere Development LLC. From my perspective, Mr. Davis has been a leader in brownfield redevelopment since the industry’s earliest foundation. Further, his impact cuts across a number of disciplines, including development, law, policy and academics, as briefly described below:
• Mr. Davis’s firm has successfully tackled a number of the country’s most innovative and complex brownfield redevelopment projects. In 2010, even during the most challenging economy in recent memory, his firm has established a joint venture with Duke Realty Corporation, the nation’s largest office and industrial property Real Estate Investment Trust, to redevelop brownfield properties across the nation. Hemisphere’s 2010 projects include:
o The acquisition and redevelopment of a 123-acre former Delphi Automotive Plant in Columbus, Ohio to accommodate an approximately $400 million new casino and hotel project by Penn National Gaming.
o Advising the University of Dayton in the acquisition and redevelopment of a number of major brownfield properties formerly owned by NCR Corporation into future commercial, educational, residential and research and development facilities, allowing the University to expand its campus by approximately one-third.
o Continuing the development of the 1,100-acre Lakeview Bluffs redevelopment in conjunction with IMG Worldwide, the nation’s most prominent sports and entertainment company, into a sports-oriented resort community. Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design prepared a case study on this project, calling it “one of the most visionary and innovative redevelopment projects in the United States.”
• Mr. Davis is a renowned environmental attorney and during 2010 served as an expert in one of the nation’s most sophisticated litigation matters, and as environmental counsel on the Cleveland Flats redevelopment project, an anticipated $275 million mixed-use brownfield redevelopment project in downtown Cleveland.
• During 2010, the Third Edition of Mr. Davis’s 1,200 page treatise on brownfield redevelopment is being published by the American Bar Association titled, Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property. This book has been considered by many people as the definitive resource on brownfield redevelopment, and has been an ABA “Best Selling” publication each time it has been published.
• Mr. Davis is a frequent lecturer and contributor to many publications regarding brownfield redevelopment topics. His articles have inspired new policies and innovative approaches to redevelopment issues across the country.
• Most importantly, Todd Davis is widely-recognized as an energetic collaborator in the brownfield development industry and as a leading environmental lawyer. He is a consummate team player and industry leader.
Therefore, if Brownfield Renewal’s goal is to find one person who not only has had a major impact in 2010, but also a long-term focus on shaping the Brownfield Development industry, I urge you to consider recognizing Todd Davis as Brownfield Renewal’s 2010 “Person of the Year.”
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Ian Webster , President — Project Navigator, Ltd. (30) |
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Dr. Webster has been President of Project Navigator, Ltd. since 1997. At the companies inception, the main goal was to coordinate and oversee remediation projects of superfund sites in southern California.
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Dr. Webster has been President of Project Navigator, Ltd. since 1997. At the companies inception, the main goal was to coordinate and oversee remediation projects of superfund sites in southern California. Since then, the company has grown nation wide. Over the past two years, Project Navigator has started a sister company called PV Navigator which specializes in the development of solar generating plants on Brownfield sites. More about this company can be found at www.pvnavigator.com. Ian has also been presenting this concept at various Brownfield conventions over the past year.
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Mathy Stanislaus , Assistant Administra — Office of Solid WAste and Emergency Response, USEPA (16) |
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Mathy Stanislaus has made EJ and Broiwnfields his two areas of focus since his arrival at USEPA in 2009. He has most recently been the force behind Brownfield redevelopment at USEPA
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Mathy Stanislaus has made EJ and Broiwnfields his two areas of focus since his arrival at USEPA in 2009. He has most recently been the force behind Brownfield redevelopment at USEPA related to the auto industry bankruptcies. The fact that many of the places affected by the closure of auto plants are also EJ communities has meant that Mathy has been able to connect with and adress the concerns of many, including those with EJ concerns in the industrial areas of the Midwest and New York. Mathy has sought ways to keep work in the communities moving forward in a way that benefits the communities and assures that the voices of people of color and economically challenged are heard.
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Holly Edinger , Director, Land Recyc — Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (4) |
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Holly has a 'can-do' attitude and the ability to make it happen. She administers approximately $4.5 million in state and federal funding to assist with the redevelopment of brownfields throughout the Lehigh
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Holly has a 'can-do' attitude and the ability to make it happen. She administers approximately $4.5 million in state and federal funding to assist with the redevelopment of brownfields throughout the Lehigh Valley, PA. She holds incredible community development skills to bring all necessary stakeholders to the table to get projects done. She has successfully used ARRA Stimulus funding as supplements in two EPA Revolving Loan Fund programs she manages to produce two projects that will continue to have an enormous impact on the communities in which they are located, Allentown and Bethlehem.
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Donna Ducharme , Chief Executive Offi — The Delta Institute (30+) |
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Donna has been a force for the sustainable reuse of brownfields and has had unique insights about how to utilize them as a low-cost asset for developing the emerging green economy.
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Donna has been a force for the sustainable reuse of brownfields and has had unique insights about how to utilize them as a low-cost asset for developing the emerging green economy. She started Delta Institute more than 12 years ago with a unique perspective on the connection between a healthy environment and a healthy economy and has brought an impressive range of tools (financial, policy, business development, etc.) to bear on the development of this field.
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Daniel Walsh, Ph.D. , Director — NYC Mayors Office of Environmental Remediation (+/-20) |
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. I have been involved in remediation and redevelopment in the New York City and New York area for over 20 years and I cannot say with greater emphasis that Dr. Dan
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. I have been involved in remediation and redevelopment in the New York City and New York area for over 20 years and I cannot say with greater emphasis that Dr. Dan Walsh is without a doubt the ultimate candidate in the country this year. Dr. Walsh has a distinguished career working in the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation running the NYC Brownfield program prior to joining the Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation and leading this brand new Agency formed to fulfill the requirements of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ambitious PlaNYC. The plan included creating this Office of Remediation and in a short time enacting a program to enable the cleanup of thousands of NYC parcels that could be classified as blighted, abandoned, contaminated, etc. Dan has literally taken this initiative and its goals and made it his own. He managed to accomplish something in the direst of economic conditions, in a City with the most stringent review and approval process something diverse, and that does not exist anywhere else in the Country. He has launched the New York City Brownfield Cleanup Program. I would implore you to look at the intricate requirements that Dan met in order to create the law, get this through an arduous City Council approval process in order to make it a law. He then had to complete negotiations with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation that would allow New York City under his management to accept some of the States responsibility for cleanups on City sites. Additionally, he has led the creation of City property databases, put in place a multi million dollar grant program to assist blighted properties in all phases of investigation and remediation and has instituted a process to assist in the review and acquiring of various permits. In the process of all this Dan has been involved in working to not only create but use a program of Green job training for currently inexperienced and unemployed City residents in order for them to get training and employment on environmentally related projects. His Department has hired several of these trained workers already.
I have worked with Dan and have the pleasure of knowing him for nearly 20 years and there is no other single person in this country that has started with a completely clean slate, taken insurmountable goals in the toughest economic market in our lifetime and exceeded all of the expectations of even his critics. His achievements are not only impressive but are the standard that will probably never be met in this field.
I would also say that your publication has a huge opportunity at this moment to take Dan's efforts and story and give it to every other large City struggling with how to redevelop its areas needing new life, so that his program can be duplicated over and over. It could literally change the face of urban areas across the country.
I would be happy to speak to you about this in greater detail but I would first tell you to research these accomplishments and then you will see how truly remarkable they are.
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Dan is the founding director of the recently formed NYC Office of Environemental Remediation and the architect of the recently launched NYC Brownfield Cleanup Program. This program is the first municipal BCP of its kind in the country. It incorporates the key elements of the NYS BCP and allows NYC to certify cleanups that are critical to the revitalization of Brownfield sites in NYC.The NYC BCP is the first goal reached in Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030 plan to secure the City's sustainable future.
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Karen and Eric Maurer , Owners — Maurer Management (15+) |
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Karen and Eric Maurer are the driving forces behind the creative rejuvenation of the City of Ypsilanti's historic downtown. Over the years they have purchased and refurbished/ reconstructed numerous functionally obsolete
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Karen and Eric Maurer are the driving forces behind the creative rejuvenation of the City of Ypsilanti's historic downtown. Over the years they have purchased and refurbished/ reconstructed numerous functionally obsolete buildings/sites and put them back into productive use.
They have successfully navigated often treacherous regulatory and financial waters that would have tripped up less savvy and committed developers.
They have also consistently made wise and efficient use of tax credits and other incentives to restore commerce and excitement to a moribund area of this old industrial city which was once a key part of the Arsenal of Democracy during World War II.
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Michelle Brady , Community Developmen — City of Sioux City (12) |
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Michelle has been instrumental in the revitalization of the former stockyards in Sioux City. Her efforts have resulted in monumental changes in the City and she continues to work on multiple
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Michelle has been instrumental in the revitalization of the former stockyards in Sioux City. Her efforts have resulted in monumental changes in the City and she continues to work on multiple brownfield projects.
Michelle has been associated with multiple Brownfield Grants over the past 12 years. Sioux City received a $200,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot Grant in 1999. The EPA awarded a $150,000 EPA Brownfields Supplemental Assessment Grant in 2001. The City received a $200,000 Hazardous Substances Assessment Grant and a $200,000 Petroleum Assessment Grant in 2005. The City was awarded a $1,000,000 EPA Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund in 2001, and an additional BCRLF award in the amount of $986,274 in 2007.
The City made a loan to itself in the amount of $364,756 for the asbestos contaminated material cleanup activities at the former Livestock Exchange Building. The City also made a loan to itself in the amount of $1,585,000 for the cleanup of asbestos and hazardous materials at the Former Swift Packing Plant project. In addition, the City was recently awarded a $650,000 grant in supplemental Brownfield Revolving Loan Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the cleanup of asbestos and petroleum impacted soil at the Former Swift Packing Plant project.
I would be happy to discuss this nomination at any time. Thank you for your consideration!
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Ray Stillwell , President — Green Investment Group, Inc. (35) |
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For the 2010 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year, we would like to take an alternate approach and nominate, for consideration, TWO candidates who have worked side by side to make a
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For the 2010 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year, we would like to take an alternate approach and nominate, for consideration, TWO candidates who have worked side by side to make a direct, lasting and considerable impact on the future of brownfield redevelopment in both the United States and Canada: Ray Stillwell and Mark Spizzo of Green Investment Group, Inc. Their exceptional contributions to the industry are unmatched and we feel that, as a team, they embody the criteria necessary for “Brownfield Person(s) of the Year.”
By way of background, Green Investment Group, Inc. (GIGI) based in Alton, Illinois is lead by Ray Stillwell, principal, president and general counsel. A longtime attorney with 35 years of experience working with clients on real estate and business issues, Stillwell was instrumental in making the first successful redevelopment project, Alton Steel, a reality, in 2003. Working closely with GIGI principal, executive vice president, treasurer and secretary Mark Spizzo, a 20-year veteran of Illinois economic development, the gentlemen set their sights on a number of other North American brownfield renewal projects and used the Alton Steel project as a model.
Stillwell and Spizzo currently have simultaneous brownfield projects in Alton, Ill; Circleville, Ohio; Carthage, Ind; Portage-du-Fort, Que.; New Richmond, Que.; and Bathurst, N.B. For each of these projects, each in a different phase of redevelopment, Stillwell and Spizzo enter into a very complicated, staged process to acquire the abandoned paper mills and transform them into alternative energy-generating complexes.
Stillwell feels that renewable energy is the “best sustainable reuse of these properties for the long term...to use current technology using biomass from the local areas, such as forest products, is a great way to restore a lot of the economy that was there before.”
Stage One includes site acquisition, cleanup and reconfiguration; and Stage Two follows with the actual redevelopment and re-population of the sites. The initial investment for each project ranges from a few million dollars to tens of millions of dollars.
There are many critical considerations for each project and Stillwell and Spizzo, working with a team of experts including Alper Services’ Todd Adams, create a unique environmental model to address pre-existing conditions such as soil contamination, as well as new exposures from conditions which may arise from the energy complexes currently under development.
For each of the sites, Stillwell and Spizzo have worked with local officials, community leaders and some federal level officials and have received extremely positive feedback from the local communities as well. The prospective benefits each redevelopment can bring in the way of the creation of jobs, revitalization of critical industry, and tax benefits are enormous and the principals recognized that early on.
The impact Stillwell and Spizzo have had for brownfield redevelopment initiatives across the U.S. and Canada is unmatched and their dedication, passion, insight and expertise position them as true pioneers in the field. Their involvement and interest means more than just the restoration of often remotely-located physical plants, but has also created an estimated 30-300 jobs per project and had a direct impact on the economic revitalization of depressed areas. They are more than deserving of the title “Brownfield Person(s) of the Year” and their accomplishments speak for themselves.
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Karin Hagaman , Project Manager — St. Louis Development Corporation (10+) |
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Karin is the lead on the City of St. Louis' Carondelet Coke Remediation. The Carondelet Coke site has been an abandoned eyesore for almost 2 decades. It is just across
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Karin is the lead on the City of St. Louis' Carondelet Coke Remediation. The Carondelet Coke site has been an abandoned eyesore for almost 2 decades. It is just across the Meramec River from a former Superfund Site-turned Casino.
Karin was key in putting together the financing to get the project started. Karin made the hard sell to the Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone Board of Directors to invest $1.1 million of its final dollars to match 6.7 million in state brwonfields tax credits to getting the project off the ground. Karin is dedicated to seeing the site redeveloped into an office park a mnimum of 700 jobs will be created for St. Louis residents.
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Jon Williams , President — Ontario Specialty Contracting, Inc. (25+) |
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Since 1998 Mr. Williams continues to pursue Brownfield Re-Development Projects that have enhanced communities throughout the Western New York area. From the Dowcraft Project, in Jamestown, NY – which was the
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Since 1998 Mr. Williams continues to pursue Brownfield Re-Development Projects that have enhanced communities throughout the Western New York area. From the Dowcraft Project, in Jamestown, NY – which was the first Brownfield Re-Development for a manufacturing facility in New York State; to current projects in Buffalo, NY at the former American Axle Manufacturing Facility and the Former Buffalo Color Corporation; Mr. Williams strong commitment to stimulating growth and economy in the surrounding communities, and his dedication to creating an eco-friendly environment for future generations to come have truly set an example by which excellence should be judged. With an innovative approach and ongoing search for new opportunities, Mr. Williams has pioneered Brownfield Re-Development throughout the Western New York region.
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Patrick Kirby , Director — WV Northern Brownfields Assistance Center (4) |
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Mr. Kirby is a Director of one of two Brownfields Assistance Centers in West Virginia. The Centers have been recognized by EPA Region III as a unique and successful model
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Mr. Kirby is a Director of one of two Brownfields Assistance Centers in West Virginia. The Centers have been recognized by EPA Region III as a unique and successful model for providing brownfields assistance, not available anywhere else in the U.S. Governor Manchin of West Virginia also acknowledged Mr. Kirby's success through a WV Department of Environmental Protection 2010 Partnership Award for his work with WVDEP and communities on brownfields projects.
Mr. Kirby created a privately funded mini-grant program based on the education, entrepreneurial and capacity building aspects of brownfields redevelopment. Due to the success of the program from the initial of $240,000 investment by the Benedum Foundation 15 projects were funded and over $1.8 million dollars in additional funding was leveraged for those projects. Additional private grant funds have been received to continue the program with a total of 32 project anticipated to be awarded by the end of this year.
Mr. Kirby has also facilitated a Rail-Trail Initiative to assist communities across the state work with WVDEP, WVDOT and the railroad industry to overcome the environmental barriers to creating new trails.
Mr. Kirby has co-hosted five state-wide Brownfield conferences, the most recent conference in September of this year was attended by over 200 participants. A Community Project Showcase event was held during the conference. Mr Kirby designed innovative new ways for community, the private sector, and public agencies to interact through BROWNOPOLY and BYOB (Bring Your Own Brownfield) at the state conference. Both of which have been recognized for their creativity and effectiveness by State Environmental Protection officials, and EPA staff.
Mr. Kirby also successfully launched an Alternative Energy on Brownfields Initiative that has resulted in $700,000 in
funding for researching and implementing green energy on brownfields projects.
Later this Fall, Mr. Kirby is set to unveil yet another privately funded program which establishes Brownfield Redevelopment Teams through the WVU Collaborative.
Mr. Kirby has exhibited a potent mix of ideas, cooperation, and results that has significantly benefitted West Virginia communities in their pursuit of brownfield redevelopment. Most importantly, Mr. Kirby is driven by his passion for helping people, communities, and his state achieve their full potential.
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Mark Spizzo , EVP — Green Investment Group, Inc. (20+) |
Reason:
For the 2010 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year, we would like to take an alternate approach and nominate, for consideration, TWO candidates who have worked side by side to make a
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For the 2010 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year, we would like to take an alternate approach and nominate, for consideration, TWO candidates who have worked side by side to make a direct, lasting and considerable impact on the future of brownfield redevelopment in both the United States and Canada: Ray Stillwell and Mark Spizzo of Green Investment Group, Inc. Their exceptional contributions to the industry are unmatched and we feel that, as a team, they embody the criteria necessary for “Brownfield Person(s) of the Year.”
By way of background, Green Investment Group, Inc. (GIGI) based in Alton, Illinois is lead by Ray Stillwell, principal, president and general counsel. A longtime attorney with 35 years of experience working with clients on real estate and business issues, Stillwell was instrumental in making the first successful redevelopment project, Alton Steel, a reality, in 2003. Working closely with GIGI principal, executive vice president, treasurer and secretary Mark Spizzo, a 20-year veteran of Illinois economic development, the gentlemen set their sights on a number of other North American brownfield renewal projects and used the Alton Steel project as a model.
Stillwell and Spizzo currently have simultaneous brownfield projects in Alton, Ill; Circleville, Ohio; Carthage, Ind; Portage-du-Fort, Que.; New Richmond, Que.; and Bathurst, N.B. For each of these projects, each in a different phase of redevelopment, Stillwell and Spizzo enter into a very complicated, staged process to acquire the abandoned paper mills and transform them into alternative energy-generating complexes.
Stillwell feels that renewable energy is the “best sustainable reuse of these properties for the long term...to use current technology using biomass from the local areas, such as forest products, is a great way to restore a lot of the economy that was there before.”
Stage One includes site acquisition, cleanup and reconfiguration; and Stage Two follows with the actual redevelopment and repopulation of the sites. The initial investment for each project ranges from a few million dollars to tens of millions of dollars.
There are many critical considerations for each project and Stillwell and Spizzo, working with a team of experts including Alper Services’ Todd Adams, create a unique environmental model to address pre-existing conditions such as soil contamination, as well as new exposures from conditions which may arise from the energy complexes currently under development.
For each of the sites, Stillwell and Spizzo have worked with local officials, community leaders and some federal level officials and have received extremely positive feedback from the local communities as well. The prospective benefits each redevelopment can bring in the way of the creation of jobs, revitalization of critical industry, and tax benefits are enormous and the principals recognized that early on.
The impact Stillwell and Spizzo have had for brownfield redevelopment initiatives across the U.S. and Canada is unmatched and their dedication, passion, insight and expertise position them as true pioneers in the field. Their involvement and interest means more than just the restoration of often remotely-located physical plants, but has also created an estimated 30-300 jobs per project and had a direct impact on the economic revitalization of depressed areas. They are more than deserving of the title “Brownfield Person(s) of the Year” and their accomplishments speak for themselves.
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Leslie Klinchuch , Environmental Manage — Chevron Environmental Management Company (25) |
Reason:
Leslie has facilitated complicated brownfield projects that have involved multiple agencies/organizations and has positively impacted thousands of community members and students.
Google Leslie Klinchuch to see all that she has accomplish
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Leslie has facilitated complicated brownfield projects that have involved multiple agencies/organizations and has positively impacted thousands of community members and students.
Google Leslie Klinchuch to see all that she has accomplish in the last year. As a coworker, Leslie has been a source of inspiration to me and others.
Specifically, Leslie has served as a key facilitator for Chevron's Brightfield project which involved the beneficial reuse of 18 acres of Chevron's former Bakersfield Refinery property for alternative energy. The 1 megawatt solar power demonstration project involves seven emerging thin-film photovoltaic technologies from seven manufacturers. Leslie coordinated the brownfield cleanup efforts to allow for the solar field installation and worked with the following parties to obtain a conditional use permit:
Kern County Planning Depart, Operations Division Chief, Jim Ellis
Kern County Environmental Health, Hazardous Materials Management Program, Joe Canas
Kern County Supervisor, Mike Maggard
Kern County Supervisor, Ray Watson
Regional Water Quality Control Board – Central Valley Region
California Dept of Fish & Game, San Joaquin District, Julie Vance
Since this project has been completed, Leslie continues to provide tours to internal and external groups of the Brightfield solar project. On 9-1-2010, Jared Blumenfeld, USEPA Region 9 Regional Administrator toured the Brightfield project. Leslie served as a Chevron spokesperson and host. She has also hosted students from Kern Community College who are learning to become solar equipment installers, as part of the curriculum.
Another of Leslie's efforts helped the City of Fillmore, California (population about 15,000) realize a opportunity to receive US EPA resources/funding for Brownfields restoration within the City. More information can be provided by Kevin McSweeney, Community Development Director for the City of Fillmore, 805-524-3701, kmcsweeney@ci.fillmore.ca.us.
Leslie hosted a meeting to bring EPA Region 9 Brownfields Program staff to meet with City Manager and City Planning Director in early 2008. She funded a grant writer for the City and provided a local land use consultant to work with the grant writer on the letter of interest (LOI) and the grant application. The outcome was positive and the City received a 2009 Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program Grant from EPA Region 9 to investigate former Lemon Packing facilities.
Leslie Klinchuch has demonstrated a passion for her profession and is an inspiration to those that are fortuante enough to work with her. Although Leslie has received some recognition within Chevron, her efforts should be recognized within the brownfield industry. Leslie's work would be of interest to others who are trying to make a difference those their daily work.
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Mary Sanderson , Supervisory Environm — EPA (A lot) |
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She has done great work on the East Coast for EPA.
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She has done great work on the East Coast for EPA.
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Brownfield Stateside Report
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by Pittsburgh Business Times
The board of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh voted unanimously in May to adopt a new Tax Increment Finance District for the remaining undeveloped portions of Summerset at Frick Park, the 238-acre brownfield redevelopment in the city’s East End.
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by Staff report
The city of Council Bluffs, Ia., is expected to land $166,500 for Brownfields property assessment that would be used for cleanup and reuse of its mid-city corridor, EPA Region 7 announced in late April. |
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by The Kansas City Star
NorthPoint Development, a growing player in local industrial real estate and development, wants to attract new manufacturing opportunities to the 80-acre site of the old General Motors Fairfax plant that was demolished in 1987. |
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Breaking Down Brownfields
With nearly 30 years of professional consulting experience, Miles Bolton leads Apex in tackling some of the toughest brownfield redevelopment and engineering projects in the nation. Safety, innovation, efficiency and customer satisfaction are the words that describe Bolton’s project focus, and what drives Apex to provide clients with the highest quality services in the most cost-effective manner.
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Wood Secures Grand Rapids Post
The city of Grand Rapids’ Economic Development Director Kara Wood has been tapped to represent the city on the Association for Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities, a new statewide agency.
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