[CPEO-BIF] Walgreen's construction, East Lake, Florida

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Building of new Walgreens in East Lake delayed by contamination

By Theresa Blackwell
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
September 17, 2009

EAST LAKE - The cinder block walls are going up for a new Walgreens just 
north of John Chesnut Sr. Park.

On the northwest corner of East Lake and Sandy Point roads, a small 
strip mall and a gas station were demolished several months ago to make 
way for the new store.

Construction progress belies the complications the drugstore company has 
encountered in redeveloping the site.

Pinellas County officials haggled to protect as many trees as possible 
and replace trees unavoidably lost. It also limited the square footage 
of the building to a smaller-than-average footprint for a Walgreens.

But the toughest problem: Over the years, two previous tenants released 
toxic substances into the soil and water beneath the buildings. The site 
received a double dose of contamination that landed it on state lists 
for contaminated site cleanup.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/building-of-new-walgreens-in-east-lake-delayed-by-contamination/1037117

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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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