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Hudson County Brownfields Pilot
Program Wins Environmental Excellence Award from NJ DEP
The Hudson County Brownfield Pilot
Program, which includes Bayonne, Guttenberg, Harrison,
Hoboken, Kearny, North Bergen, Weehawken and West New
York, has been awarded the Environmental Excellence
Award in the “Open and Effective Government”
category by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.
In a letter from DEP Commissioner Robert Shinn, the Award
is described as “a way to recognize outstanding
environmental programs and projects in the state.”
Brownfields are defined by the US Environmental Protection
Agency as parcels of land which have real or perceived
levels of environmental contamination. The US EPA and
the NJ DEP are the lead agencies providing the funding
and support for the Hudson County Brownfield Pilot Program.
“We’re very proud of this award and we owe
it to the hard work and cooperation of our stakeholder
group, which has demonstrated that we can do great things
as a team,” said Hudson
Economic Development Executive Director Elizabeth Spinelli,
whose agency’s offices serve as headquarters for
the County Pilot Program.
The Hudson County Brownfield Pilot Program works with
stakeholders from the four participating communities
to provide technical, communications and legal counseling
services with the goal of identifying appropriate brownfields
for redevelopment and marketing efforts.
To learn more, visit the Hudson County Brownfield Pilot
Program’s web site call 201/222-1900.
An abandoned, idled, or under-utilized industrial or commercial facility, where expansion of redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
What communities are involved in the Hudson Brownfield Pilot Program?