[CPEO-BIF] Regional ballfields complex, Enka, North Carolina

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Amid environmental concerns, Enka sports complex moves ahead

by Emily Patrick
Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
April 1, 2016

Construction on a 92-acre sports complex in Enka will begin in the coming weeks now that developers have finalized a crucial environmental agreement with the state.

The complex will be Buncombe County's first facility for regional baseball and softball tournaments, and it is part of a plan to develop 375 acres near the intersection of U.S. 19/23 and Sand Hill Road. The project is slated to include 60 acres for retail businesses.

The brownfields agreement announced this week means the sports complex will include enough fields to attract significant tournaments, said Martin Lewis, of Enka Partners, which is developing the complex.

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To use the property, developers had to enter into an agreement with the state that requires a soil cover over of at least two feet over any waste, monitoring of the landfill and groundwater, and additional air and water quality testing.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2016/03/30/amid-environmental-concerns-enka-sports-complex-moves-ahead/82382916/

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Lenny Siegel
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