[CPEO-BIF] City Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Indiana officials weigh cleanup options for church project

Associated Press 
December 9, 2018 

GARY, Ind. - A plan to turn the ruins of a historic Indiana church into a tourist attraction can't move forward until asbestos and other potential health hazards are removed from the property.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and Gary Redevelopment Commission are seeking public comment through Jan. 4 on three environmental cleanup proposals for the dilapidated City Methodist Church in Gary, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported .

The proposals each feature a different level of cleanup, ranging from no action at all to asbestos removal.

The Gothic-style church, which was built in the 1920s, closed in 1975 after years of declining membership. Gary officials plan to transform the site into a European-style ruins garden and tourist attraction.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/indiana-officials-weigh-cleanup-options-for-church-project/1648346638

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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