Media Alert

COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL MEDIA ALERT   For Immediate Release:  July 19, 2011   For More Information: John Ivanic, (614) 645-6798 Web – Facebook – Twitter

 

 

Green Columbus Fund Helps Turn Brownfield into Retail Shopping Location

 

 

WHO:
Councilmember Zach M. Klein

Representatives of Hutton Company

George Walker, Jr., South Linden Area Commission

 

WHEN:
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
11:00 am

 

WHERE:
675 East Hudson Avenue

 

WHAT:

Councilmember Zach M. Klein, chair of the Development Committee, will highlight the use of the Green Columbus Fund to demolish a former gas station along East Hudson Street into a new retail shopping location. Councilmember Klein will be joined by representatives of the Hutton Company, the developer of the site, and neighborhood leaders as the demolition begins.  The Green Columbus Fund was announced last year and is a reimbursement grant program meant to encourage sustainable development and redevelopment by providing financial incentives to businesses.  

 

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