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For more information contact:
Cleveland City Council
Katherine Samsa, Communications Director
(216) 857-7362 |
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| Councilman Zone to testify before US Congress |
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| WHO: |
Councilman Matt Zone, Ward 17 |
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Councilman Zone will represent the National League of Cities and the City of Cleveland before the United States House of Representative Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. He will address the need for the Federal government to increase funding for brownfields programming, which will, in turn, greatly assist rust belt cities such as Cleveland in the cleaning and revitalization of their communities. |
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Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 2 pm |
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The United State House of Representatives,
Rayburn Building, Room 2167
Washington DC |
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“Local governments rightly approach brownfield redevelopment as an economic development activity. Strategically redeveloping these contaminated properties means correcting the environmental injustices unduly thrown upon those living in our impoverished neighborhoods that are host to a disproportionate share of brownfields,” said Councilman Zone. “It means protecting our first responders by eliminating enclaves of criminal activity and structures of high fire risk. For Cleveland, it means protecting Lake Erie and our streams and rivers. It also means creating a more sustainable future by promoting urban infill rather than urban sprawl and incorporating more environmentally-friendly design and building stock in our existing urban fabric.” |
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Cleveland City Council
601 Lakeside Avenue
Room 220
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 664-2840
(216) 664-3837 fax
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