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By Renante U. Marante, David J. Reynolds
It’s Friday afternoon, the mayor’s chief of staff calls and asks you to prepare a report with specific facts and figures about how many brownfield properties have been cleaned to date, how many private sector dollars have been invested into redevelopment of brownfield properties in the city, how much in public sector funds has been invested, how many jobs were created and what has been the return on investment for the brownfield program that was established 5 years ago. Oh yeah, she needs this in 30 minutes.
As the brownfield market matures these questions are being asked more and more by executives in both the public and private sector so they can make better decisions. Practitioners are also keen to know how effective programs have been so they can be fine-tuned or remade. Community groups want answers on the effects of redevelopment. The clamor for answers points out one of the problems of the market—many brownfield programs were established without giving consideration to how to measure the efficacy of these efforts.
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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