Community Development and Neighborhood Conservation

 

The Pima County Brownfields Program

In communities across the United States, both rural and urban, the legacy of the country's industrial past now lays dormant in areas where once vibrant industrial and commercial districts existed. A brownfields is a site that has actual or perceived contamination; nevertheless, these sites have potential for redevelopment and reuse. Previous uses such as gas stations, manufacturing sites or industrial facilities, are now abandoned paved lots, derelict buildings, and home to rusting equipment. These sites are often deemed a liability due to the "potential" of perceived contamination hindering their reuse and redevelopment; however, the utilization of available federal and state brownfields initiatives can provide local governments, private developers, non-profit agencies, financial institutions, insurance companies, and community activists the tools and resources necessary to successfully redevelop these denigrated areas.

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Program Purpose and Background

Program Targeting

Current Projects

1. Flowing Wells, Arizona

2. Ajo/Why/Lukeville, Arizona (NEW!)

3. Other Communities

Reports and Powerpoints

 

Contact Information

Daniel Tylutki
Senior Planner
daniel.tylutki@pima.gov
(520) 243-6695

 

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