[CPEO-BIF] Former General Dynamics Armaments Systems site, Burlington, Vermont

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Higher Ground move hits another roadblock

By Amanda Gokee
VT Digger (VT)
November 16,  2020

Burton’s plan to bring Higher Ground to the company’s Burlington campus has met with a number of challenges. The latest is “historical contamination” at the site on 152 Industrial Ave.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation has expressed concerns about the facility, which was built in 1962. The building was previously used by General Dynamics Armaments Systems, a defense contractor that documented releases of contaminants on the property in past records that were shared with the state. 

The use of the building is set to change from an industrial to a commercial site as a part of Higher Ground’s relocation.

Burton is adamant that there are no environmental issues at the site, but neighbors are skeptical and worry that construction could disrupt toxic waste and contaminate the well water that the Queen City Park neighborhood uses for drinking.


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For the entire article, see
https://vtdigger.org/2020/11/16/higher-ground-move-hits-another-roadblock/

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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
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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