[CPEO-BIF] Tannery Bay, Whitehall, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Consultants: Progress being made on tannery project

Posted by Eric Gaertner
Muskegon Chronicle (MI)
May 17, 2009


WHITEHALL -- The city of Whitehall's consultants for dealing with the 
contamination cleanup and proposed redevelopment of the former Whitehall 
Leather Co. tannery site impressed upon city leaders this week that 
strides have been made and a final step is near.

During a special presentation at Tuesday's council meeting, the 
consultants told council members that the long-awaited environmental 
cleanup plan for the site is expected to be submitted and ready for 
public review in August or September. They also described the progress 
that has been made over the years, leading to the cleanup of Tannery Bay 
and the expected cleanup of the former tannery site.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Genesco, the former 
owner of the company that is responsible for the cleanup, are still 
working on the final major issue for the cleanup plan -- what to do with 
the tannery's waste lagoons.

....

For the entire article, see
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/05/mon_consultants_progress_being.html



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Lenny Siegel
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a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Fax: 650/961-8918
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