From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:27:31 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Minnesota Schools |
Danger below? Schools weigh land risks By Megan Boldt Pioneer Press (MN) September 20, 2010The Stillwater school district had the perfect site for its new Early Childhood Family Center - centrally located in the district and a bargain at $3.2 million, including a building worth $900,000 for free. Just one problem: An environmental study found toxic contamination on the site. School district officials terminated the deal last month. Just miles away in Baytown Township, St. Croix Preparatory Academy built a $21 million school in an area known to have water contaminated with trichloroethylene. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said the site meets all environmental safety guidelines, but critics have argued for more than two years that students and staff might not be safe down the road as more is known and environmental standards change. ... For the entire article, see http://www.twincities.com/ci_16120004?nclick_check=1 -- 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> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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