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Smithfield council accepts privately funded cleanup plan for blighted site; injunction set to expire Aug. 27
Summary
Town council voted to accept a cleanup plan funded by the property owners' insurance for the blighted Harrises property and to monitor progress; an existing circuit court injunction expires Aug. 27.
Smithfield Town Council voted unanimously to accept a contractor-backed cleanup plan submitted on behalf of the property owners known as the Harrises, allowing the owners to complete demolition and debris removal using funds their insurer has released.
The decision matters because it shifts responsibility and cost for the cleanup from the town back to the property owners after months of legal and administrative oversight. The site is subject to a court injunction that expires Aug. 27; council members and town staff emphasized administrative approvals that must be completed before work begins in the site's environmentally sensitive areas.
Attorney Robert Small, representing the property owners, told the council he had…
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