[CPEO-BIF] "At Future Site Of West Louisville’s [Kentucky] Track And Field Complex, Some Residents Are Concerned About Cleanup Plan"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

At Future Site Of West Louisville’s Track And Field Complex, Some Residents Are Concerned About Cleanup Plan

By Kyeland Jackson
WFPL public radio (Louisville, KY)
September 12, 2019

Residents are raising concerns about plans to clean up land slated for the Louisville Urban League’s Sports and Learning Complex.

The complex is being built on a brownfield at 30th Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard — contaminated soil where an old tobacco plant used to be. At a Russell Neighborhood Association forum Wednesday, officials said the Urban League will pay around $315,000 to cap the contaminated soil and truck in some new soil. Louisville is funding the cleanup with a $350,000 grant from its federally-funded Brownfield Cleanup Loan Program, and as part of its agreement with the city the Urban League must pay out-of-pocket to annually inspect the cap.

Metro Government Brownfields and Community Engagement Strategist Allison Smith said the city believes this method will be sufficient to protect public health.

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For the entire story, see
https://wfpl.org/at-future-site-of-west-louisvilles-track-and-field-complex-some-residents-are-concerned-about-cleanup-plan/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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