[CPEO-BIF] Milford, CT project

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

Owner plans cleanup of former industrial site
Milford seeks development of Wampus Lane parcel

GREG SHULAS
Connecticut Post 
September 24, 2005

MILFORD - Efforts to spur economic growth on a contaminated industrial
site have gained new momentum after the owner pledged to clean up the property.

The 24-acre parcel at 80 Wampus Lane has failed to live up to its
potential for years, city officials said Wednesday. Complicating
development is the presence of contaminants in the soil and groundwater
there, including volatile organic compounds and possibly cyanide.

Wampus Milford Associates LLC of Bedford, N.Y., has filed plans with the
Inland Wetlands Agency to remove 200 cubic yards of tainted soil and
replace it with clean fill to make the property more attractive for
investment purposes. The company's owner, Edward Lapidus, also wants to
restore a section of the Stubby Plain Brook that abuts the property.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_3030798

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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