AKRF Works with Community to Redevelop New Cassel Brownfield Sites
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AKRF is working with the Town of North Hempstead to redevelop New Cassel Brownfield sites, and met with the community at Westbury’s Park Avenue School to discuss goals of the plan, as reported in the Westbury Times.
AKRF is preparing a Step 2 Nomination for the proposed New Cassel Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA), with the goal of identifying strategic brownfield sites for redevelopment and potential uses to stimulate economic revitalization in the hamlet.
Specifically, AKRF is providing site inventory and analysis, economic and market trend research, public outreach, which will include participation by both the civic and business community, and an environmental assessment of the area’s brownfields and other vacant, abandoned, and underutilized sites, along with recommended redevelopment strategies for the strategic sites.
Particular emphasis is being given to the value of arts as an underlying element of a creating a livable community, and integrating the arts not just as an amenity, but as a vital platform for community and economic development.
