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ArtsQuest seeks EPA brownfields funding to abate asbestos at Turn and Grind shop
Summary
ArtsQuest and environmental consultant AML Environmental told Northampton County commissioners that asbestos and lead paint in the 50‑year‑old Turn and Grind building will require abatement estimated near $600,000 before reuse; the site is subject to prior Bethlehem Steel cleanup restrictions allowing only nonresidential reuse.
Cassie Helgert, CEO and president of ArtsQuest, and Greg Firely of AML Environmental presented an analysis of cleanup alternatives for the ArtsQuest Turn and Grind shop site to the Northampton County committee on Oct. 11, recommending asbestos and lead‑paint abatement as the chosen path forward and identifying the project as eligible for EPA brownfields funding.
Helgert said ArtsQuest has completed a Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessment (Barry Isett & Associates conducted the assessments) and found asbestos and lead paint throughout…
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