2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:46:58 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] RB&W slurry wall, Kent, Ohio
 
Update: City Will Pay to Diagnose Problem at RB&W Site

As part of state grant request, city will partner with property owner to determine chemical leaching problem at Mogadore Road property

By Matt Fredmonsky
Kent Patch (OH)
November 14, 2011

The reclamation of the former RB&W property on Mogadore Road is going to cost the city if it wants to buy the land and help redevelop it.

City officials have agreed to partner with the property's owner, Thomas & Betts Corp. of Memphis, TN, to conduct a "failure investigation" to find the cause of increased contaminants in groundwater at the 18-acre site.

Both the city and Thomas & Betts have agreed to spend up to $75,000 each on the investigation, which is expected to cost a minimum of $125,000.


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For the entire article, see
http://kent.patch.com/articles/city-will-pay-to-diagnose-problem-at- rb-w-site

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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