Congresswoman Barbara Lee to Attend Edes Avenue Development Dedication Ceremony

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Contact: Ricci Graham
(510) 763-0370

Oakland – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-09) will attend a dedication ceremony to celebrate the completion of the 54-home Edes Avenue Community Development at 10900 Edes Avenue, Oakland CA on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11 a.m.

The green and affordable community was built by Habitat for Humanity East Bay, which worked with various groups and volunteers over the past four years to transform a once blighted East Oakland auto salvage yard into a healthy and thriving community for low-income families.

Habitat for Humanity East Bay received two, $200,000 Brownfield Grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support efforts to remove hazardous substances and pollutants from the site. The $17.7 million Edes Avenue Development is presently the largest development of its nature spearheaded by the Habitat for Humanity in the state of California, and it serves as a statewide model for rehabilitating Brownfield sites.

Who:  Congresswoman Barbara Lee
What:   To speak at the Edes Avenue Development Dedication
When:  Saturday, September 11, 2010
11 a.m.
Where: Edes Avenue Community Development
10900 Edes Avenue,
Oakland, CA

  
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