Gahanna also has an aggressive brownfields assessment and redevelopment program that includes the development of a community-wide brownfields inventory, the cleanup of a major abandoned landfill, and city-initiated assessments and demolition of abandoned or environmentally suspect properties. thumb|The Big Walnut Creek, as it flows through the Gahanna portion The largest brownfields redevelopment project to date is the closure of the Bedford I Landfill, completed in late 2007. The closure was a result of a 2005 public-private development partnership with private firm Value Recovery Group, of Columbus, Ohio, and non-profit Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation to remediate and redevelop the abandoned Bedford I Landfill. The site was transformed into Central Park of Gahanna, a major greenfield development campus that features a golf academy known as The Golf Depot. The City of Gahanna and Value Recovery Group, which owns nearly 60 acres of the developable land, have been working to attract recreational, brewing industry, and office development and continue to solicit development opportunities. Funding for this major project included $3,000,000 from the Clean Ohio Redevelopment Fund, $200,000 from the US EPA, $150,000 from the Community Development Block Grant program, significant assistance with assessment, stormwater remediation, and staff time from Gahanna, and other investments by the Central Ohio CIC. Gahanna was listed as #96 of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2007 by Money magazine.
gahanna also has an aggressive brownfields assessment and redevelopment program that includes the development of a community-wide brownfields inventory the cleanup of a major abandoned landfill and city-initiated assessments and demolition of abandoned or environmentally suspect properties thumb|the big walnut creek as it flows through the gahanna portion the largest brownfields redevelopment project to date is the closure of the bedford i landfill completed in late 2007 the closure was a result of a 2005 public-private development partnership with private firm value recovery group of columbus ohio and non-profit central ohio community improvement corporation to remediate and redevelop the abandoned bedford i landfill the site was transformed into central park of gahanna a major greenfield development campus that features a golf academy known as the golf depot the city of gahanna and value recovery group which owns nearly 60 acres of the developable land have been working to attract recreational brewing industry and office development and continue to solicit development opportunities funding for this major project included $3000000 from the clean ohio redevelopment fund $200000 from the us epa $150000 from the community development block grant program significant assistance with assessment stormwater remediation and staff time from gahanna and other investments by the central ohio cic gahanna was listed as #96 of the top 100 best places to live in 2007 by money magazine