Award-Winning Hudson Brownfields
Program
The Hudson County Brownfields Stakeholders
group was awarded the NJ DEP’s first Environmental
Excellence Award for Open and Effective Government. This
award was in recognition of the excellent communication established
between the municipalities and the various government
agencies that are involved with our brownfield
remediation projects.
What We Do
Site Identification
Locating appropriate properties that are likely to have market value.
Legal Issues
There are legal issues sometimes surrounding brownfields. The stakeholders group helps to define and clarify these issues.
Environmental Assessment
Environmental Assessments are done to determine if there is any contamination, and if there is, what its extent is.
Remediation
The experts available to the Program include professionals from federal and state environmental agencies, in addition to engineers who meet with the Stakeholders regularly.
Community Involvement
Regular community meetings are held to encourage public input in the environmental investigation, cleanup and re-use planning. The Pilot also provides information to brownfield property owners.
Quick Contact
You can get in touch with our Brownfield Coordinator by sending an e-mail or by contacting the Hudson County Economic Development Corporation:
County Plaza
257 Cornelison Avenue, 7th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: (201) 369-4370
Fax: (201) 369-4371
Elizabeth Spinelli, Executive Director
NJIT TAB Assistance
www.ycees.njit.edu
Meetings
(Acrobat PDF files)
May 11, 2010 [minutes]
May 11, 2010 [agenda]
January 12, 2010 [minutes]
January 12, 2010 [agenda]
September 15, 2009 [minutes]
September 15, 2009 [agenda]
May 12, 2009 [minutes]
May 12, 2009 [agenda]
March 24, 2009 [minutes]
March 24, 2009 [agenda]
January 14, 2009 [minutes]
January 14, 2009 [agenda]
November 12, 2008 [minutes]
November 12, 2008 [agenda]
September 10, 2008 [minutes]
September 10, 2008 [agenda]
March 5, 2008 [minutes]
March 5, 2008 [agenda]
January 9, 2008 [minutes]
January 9, 2008 [agenda]
Area-wide Assessment Grant
Final Report for Keystone Metal Finishers Site, Secaucus, NJ. Download PDF of report.
Licensed Site
Remediation Professionals Association
Download LSRMPA information (pdf)
May 2010 Brownfields Stakeholders Meeting
Guest Speaker: Captain Bill Sheehan, Hackensack River Keeper with
Elizabeth Spinelli, HCEDC Executive Director.
April 20, 2010 New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force field trip: Harrison
Pictured from left to right: James P. Bruno, Castano Quigley, LLC,
Alan Miller, NJ Department of Community Affairs Office of Smart Growth,
Stephen Kehayes, NJ DEP, Elizabeth Spinelli, HCEDC, Greg Kowalski, HCEDC
Board Member and James B. Lewis, PP State of NJ Department of Transportation
January 2010 Brownfield Stakeholders Meeting
Elizabeth Spinelli, HCEDC Executive Director and Susan McCurrie, Esq. Hudson County Counsel.
September 2009 Brownfield Stakeholders Meeting
Pictured from left to right: Shannon Whitworth, President/COO
The Solar Center, Jim Mack, Brownfields Coordinator/ Engineer NJIT,
Elizabeth Spinelli, Executive Director HCEDC and Daniel Kaderabek, Sales
Manager The Solar Center
Spring 2009 Stakeholders' Meeting
Elizabeth Spinelli, HCEDC Executive Director and Stephen Kehayes, NJ DEP Brownfields Coordinator
Schenine Mitchell - US EPA Brownfields Project Coordinator, Elizabeth Spinelli - HCEDC Executive Director, Lawrence V. D'Andrea - US EPA Chief and Shannon O'Brien - US EPA Intern
March 2009 Harrison Brownfields Development Area Meeting (BDA)
Back Row: (left to right) Gregory P. Kowalski, Harrison Redevelopment Agency Executive Director, Richard Miller, Pegasus Group, Peter Higgins, Harrison Redevelopment Agency Chairman, Kris Geller, NJDEP, Michael Richman, Pegasus Group, David Paster, Heller Group, Ryan Marrone, Heller Group, Michael Rogers, Harrison Housing Authority Executive Director
Middle Row: (left to right) Elizabeth Spinelli, HCEDC Executive Director and Maria Vila, Town of Harrison.
Seated: (left to right) Stephen Kehayes, US EPA Brownfields Coordinator, Thomas Powell, Town of Harrison, Joseph Gurkovich, Roseland Properties, Arthur Pettigrew, Town of Harrison and Councilman Laurence M. Bennett, Town of Harrison.
March 2009 Stakeholders' Meeting
Schenine Mitchell - US EPA, Bette Spinelli
- HCEDC Director, and Deputy Director Silvana Kaminski - Hudson County
Dept of Parks, Engineering and Planning
Elizabeth Spinelli - HCEDC, Larry D'Andrea
- US EPA Brownfields Chief, Stephen Kehayes -NJ DEP Office of Brownfields,
Diana Fainberg - Toll Brothers Development, and Stephanie Hottendorf - City of
Hoboken
Elizabeth Spinelli - HCEDC Director and Guest
Speaker Karen Kloo - New Jersey DEP Manager
Guest Speaker Alan Miller New Jersey DCA Office of Smart Growth &
Laura Brinkerhoff President Brinkerhoff Environmental
Tom Furlong HCEDC Brownfield Coordinator Chris Yen PMK
Group/Birdsall Engineering and Joe Gurkovich Roseland Property
Stakeholders Stephen Marks Hudson County Planning Director and Diana
Fainberg Toll Brothers Development
November 2008 Brownfields Meeting
The guest speaker at the November Brownfields meeting
was Myrna Campion of the NJDEP Underground Storage Tank Fund.
Pictured from left to right are Tanya Dmytrov UST Fund, Myrna Campion—Director of the UST Fund and
Elizabeth Spinelli, HCEDC Executive Director
