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Transportation Budget Heads to Conference Committee; House Finance Resumes Budget Work
GOPC to host the 2023 Ohio Brownfields Conference this Spring!
Main Operating Budget Proposal Submitted to the General Assembly
GOPC Releases Updated Analysis of All Brownfield Remediation Fund Grant Dollars
GOPC Releases Budget Recommendations for FYs 2024-25
GOPC Releases Brownfields White Paper
GOPC has published a white paper, “The Benefit of Brownfields: Analysis of the Brownfield Remediation Fund’s Round 1 Awards & Preliminary Programmatic Recommendations,” in October 2022. This white paper analyzes the $252 million awarded in the first round of the BRF and makes the case for another $500 million in state funding in the next state Operating Budget. The paper also recommends one adjustment to the current program to help communities, especially smaller and more rural communities, successfully compete for funds.
SGA Webinar Showcases Equitable Development of Brownfields
Last week, Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted a webinar as part of their ongoing series about equitable development. This webinar focused on brownfields and their redevelopment. GOPC was able to participate in this webinar and gain insight on a range is issues, including environmental justice and equity related to brownfield cleanup and reuse policy and practices.