[CPEO-BIF] Former Taylor, Smith and Taylor pottery factory in Chester, West Virginia

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEP declares former pottery site clear


by CRAIG HOWELL
Weirton Daily Times (WV)
June 3, 2018

CHESTER — Following almost seven years of work, the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle has reached a milestone with its first major development project.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued a certificate of completion to the BDC for the Rock Springs Business Park, formerly the site of the Taylor, Smith and Taylor pottery factory in Chester.

The certificate of completion, issued May 25, validates that the site is now clear of contamination and better suited for future redevelopment.

The BDC purchased the former pottery property in July 2011, demolishing much of the factory, rehabilitating the soil and recently constructing a building suited for potential tenants. It was the economic development agency’s first major project in the area.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2018/06/dep-declares-former-pottery-site-clear/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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