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Planning

I recently had the opportunity to lead a unique land use process for the Children’s Farm Home, a nonprofit organization in rural Benton County, Oregon. The organization exhibited needs outside those allowed through existing zoning and entitlement and required a deviation from standard practices.

For several years, we provided master planning services for the Children’s Farm Home. Operated by Trillium Family Services, the Children’s Farm Home is a state-of-the-art community treatment program that serves at-risk youth in Oregon. The

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Industrial Hygiene

As an industrial hygienist, I’m frequently asked to assess people’s exposure to hazardous chemicals. Usually, the conversation starts something like this:

“Hi. I’d like to set up some air monitoring to assess employee X’s exposure to chemical Y. September 18 would be good because we’ll be running our highest level of production, so that should be worst-case.”

The person making this request typically expects me to conduct this air monitoring and then write a report summarizing the results compared to some limit, such as an OSHA Perm

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Brownfields

The concept of the “third generation” of Brownfield application integrates environmental remediation and economics with the impact the redevelopment and restoration of contaminated property has on a community. Approximately 50 people participated in a workshop facilitated by MFA at the Brownfield Redevelopment and Land Revitalization Conference in what was hailed as “the best program experienced at a conference.” In a typical brownfield conference session, attendees listen to speakers talk about how other communities have succeeded