Course Objectives
- Understand the basics of brownfields
- Learn the history of contamination, brownfields development and redevelopment, and the clean-up movement
- Examine the legal and regulatory landscape
- Discuss barriers to clean-up, including financial, environmental, planning, site control, liability, etc.
- Discover essential financing sources for clean-up and redevelopment, including tax credits, TIF, bonds, RLFs, and more
- Evaluate the potential financing tools available and why they may or may not work
- Consider build out strategies that incorporate image, community buy-in, developers, and land control
- Discuss case studies from urban, suburban, rural, adaptive reuse, creative reuse, and historic developments
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Topics Covered
- Definitions, descriptions and terms in brownfield redevelopment
- The basics and history of brownfield clean-up
- Environmental, legal and regulatory barriers to clean-up and redevelopment
- Clean-up financing programs, tools, resources and mechanism
- Post clean-up financing methods, tools, programs and partnerships
- Addressing misperceptions and image challenges
- Layered financing models
- Case studies – urban, suburban, rural, legacy, adaptive reuse and public-private partnerships
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Who Should Attend?
- Bond issuers
- Economic development professionals
- Community development professionals
- Elected officials
- Government and nonprofit finance officers
- Corporate trustees
- Legal counsel
- Underwriters
- Commercial bankers
- Accountants
- Financial advisors
- Policy makers
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