[CPEO-BIF] Central Elementary School, Ottawa, Illinois

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Central's future not as bleak as anticipated

Melissa Garzanelli
Ottawa Times (IL)
December 16, 2008

Preliminary test results of possible contaminants at Central Elementary 
School in Ottawa indicate there may be hope that the school can open to 
students next year.

During its meeting Tuesday, the board heard a presentation by Geoffrey 
Bacci of Aires Consulting Group that examined levels of mold, asbestos 
and bacteria in the building, as well as the condition of the soil 
around the building, due to the flooding that occurred in September.

...

However, the soil conditions remain the biggest unknown factor in 
whether the district should pursue reopening the building. The flooding 
may have taken contaminants from a nearby brownfield area and deposited 
them on school grounds. The brownfield is near 500 Walker Street, where 
the coal gas plant was located.

...

For the entire article, see
http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=372117

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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