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Council hears lease proposal to let Sienna Francis apply for $3M EPA brownfield grant
Summary
Sienna Francis asked the council to approve a 99-year ground lease to allow the nonprofit to apply for an EPA brownfield grant to clean contaminated parcels adjacent to its campus; the lawyer for Sienna Francis said cleanup could cost about $3,000,000 and the lease requires Sienna to apply for the grant at least twice.
The council heard a public presentation and comments on a proposed 99-year ground lease that would allow Sienna Francis House Inc. to apply for an EPA brownfield grant to remediate contaminated property adjacent to its existing campus.
David Levy, representing Sienna Francis, told the council that the city’s conveyance by long-term lease is needed because the EPA brownfield application requires legal ownership or control; the lease…
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