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Courtesy The Dispatch:
Columbus will offer grants and loans totaling $2 million to developers and building owners who clean up polluted land, build or renovate in older neighborhoods, or adopt energy-efficient features.Mayor Michael B. Coleman announced two new programs today that he said "will merge the greening of our city with job development."
"We can do those two things at once," the mayor said.
The Green Columbus Fund, modeled after the statewide Clean Ohio program, will offer grants to help developers and nonprofit groups reclaim former gas stations, factories and other polluted sites. The fund also will be used to reimburse builders who include environmentally friendly features in new or rehabbed projects.
The Green Switch Loan Fund will offer low-interest loans for commercial-building owners to install better windows, furnaces, air-conditioners or other energy-saving equipment.
Each fund will start with $1 million and offer up to $200,000 per recipient.
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