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Residents urge full cleanup of Rainier Mill site; county letters to Ecology included on consent agenda
Summary
Public commenters urged the Board of Clallam County Commissioners to press the Washington State Department of Ecology for a full cleanup of the Rainier Mill property, calling it an economic and public‑health priority. The board had placed a letter to Ecology about the site on the consent agenda, which passed unanimously.
Residents told the Clallam County Board of Commissioners on July 29 that the Rainier Mill property must be fully remediated rather than capped in place.
Sherry Kidd, a Port Angeles resident, told commissioners the community has “suffered economically for 28 years because of the lack of cleanup on the Rainier property,” and urged the board to ask Ecology to adopt the most extensive cleanup option she described as “SL 5.” She said the city of Port Angeles recommends total cleanup and asked the board to “speak with one voice” in…
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