Council Approves Additional Soil Testing Around Rogers High School; Neighbors Seek More Transparency

Mar 26, 2025

Council approved an amendment to a VHB contract to expand investigation at the Harrison Avenue former dump adjacent to Rogers High School. Neighbors and advocacy groups pressed for clearer timelines and assurances about contaminated-soil handling and whether additional material would be added to the city’s existing stockpile.

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The City Council approved contract amendment No. 2 to the existing agreement with engineering firm VHB to continue testing at the former Harrison Avenue dump and to further delineate an area of elevated lead concentrations near Rogers High School.

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