Mayor James J. Fiorentini > Press Release

For Immediate Release

November 6, 2006

 Mayor Fiorentini to Speak At “Brownfield's 2006”

Mayor James J. Fiorentini has been chosen to speak and lead a panel discussion at the national Brownfield’s conference call “Brownfield's 2206”.  The conference is sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Conference of Mayors and the ICMA, International City/County Management Association.

Mayor Fiorentini was selected because of his knowledge and involvement in local Brownfield's issues.  Mayor Fiorentini will be leading a discussion with following panelists:

Paul Connor from the National Association of Local Government

• Gregory Sullivan of the Environmental Protection Agency
• Andrew Bracker, Brownfield's Coordinator for the City of Kansas City Missouri.
• Roger Platt, Senior Vice of the Real Estate Round Table

Mayor James J. Fiorentini has been a leader in the area of Brownfield’s redevelopment since taking office as Mayor in January 2003.  He established a Brownfield’s redevelopment committee even prior to taking office.  Under his leadership, the City of Haverhill has obtained several hundred thousand dollars in Brownfield's funds.  He has worked to use Brownfield's funding to leverage the redevelopment downtown:

“I am very honored to have been chosen to lead this discussion at a national Brownfield's conference.  It is good to receive national recognition.  It is far more important that this conference will give me access to retail and commercial developers interested in Brownfield's sites.  I hope to be able to bring some of these investors to Haverhill and work closely with them.”