Thanks to Gayle Bonneville of the Shoreham committee for letting us know of the Love Canal activist, Lois Gibbs, talking at Columbia Grounds on Feb-6. This gives me a segue into a few comments about the Warden Oil state superfund site in Harrison at 187 Humboldt Av N.
I am very pleased to say that the agreement has been signed for the cleanup of the site to residential standards. The cleanup is to swing into high gear any week now, and is supposed to be finished this summer. When completed, the total cost of the cleanup will be around $1.7 million. A good synopsis of the cleanup deal can be read at: http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/pa/newreleases/03.12.17.wardenoil.htm The combined efforts of many people were involved in moving this issue forward to this promising point. There are probably others, but of those that I am aware of, I would like to thank: Fred Campbell & others at MPCA, David Jaeger, Mark Stenglein & others at Hennepin County, Harrison Neighborhood Ass'n & the HNA Environment Com., Tom Leighton & others with the City of Minneapolis, Bassett Creek Valley Redevelopment Oversight Com. Dave Stack, Harrison (where the 'Chemart' state superfund site is also scheduled to be cleaned up this year) REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
