[CPEO-BIF] Clayton, North Carolina to buy DuPont site

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Clayton agrees to buy, remediate contaminated land along Neuse River

By Rebecca Putterman
News & Observer (NC)
May 19, 2012

CLAYTON The town wants to buy 40 acres near the Neuse River, but not  
before the owner, DuPont, cleans up any contamination there.

DuPont bought the land at Loop and Covered Bridge roads in 1975 to  
use as an agricultural research facility. The property adjoins 80  
acres that Clayton bought about 18 months ago from the Massey family,  
including frontage along the Neuse River and a section of the  
Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

"The tie-in from a recreation standpoint is obvious, and we also have  
interest in developing the property as a fire training ground," said  
Town Manager Steve Biggs.

The Town Council voted last week to approve an agreement that  
outlines conditions for buying the land by Dec. 31. If DuPont also  
signs on, the town would seek an agreement with the state N.C.  
Brownfields Program, which would define what needs to be done to make  
the site suitable for reuse.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/14/2064606/clayton-agrees-to-buy- 
remediate.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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