[CPEO-BIF] Confer Chevrolet property, Lena, Illinois

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Testing for contamination: Group hopes to develop Confer Chevrolet site

By Travis Morse
Freeport Journal-Standard (IL)
June 6, 2011

Freeport, Ill. - To Joel Zirkle, the former Confer Chevrolet property  
in downtown Lena has great potential for redevelopment, but first  
officials must determine whether environmental contamination is  
present that could halt rehabilitation efforts.

The property, located at 102 W. Railroad St., covers about half a  
city block and would be ideal for development, considering its large  
size and prime location in downtown Lena, said Zirkle, a project  
manager for Fehr-Graham & Associates. The site is right across the  
street from Lena Mercantile, an antique gift shop and eatery.

Test samples have been taken at the property to assess it for  
possible contamination, and officials are now waiting to hear the  
results, which should be available in the next two weeks, Zirkle said.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/business/x1595586312/Testing-for- 
contamination-Group-hopes-to-develop-Confer-Chevrolet-site

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