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Strand site assessment: Shorewood DPW site has encroachments, retaining‑wall and contamination costs
Summary
Consultants presented a draft DPW site assessment identifying 4 parcels (about 3.3 acres), 21 small encroachments, a deteriorating retaining wall, known soil and groundwater petroleum impacts, and high‑level cost estimates for demolition, wall replacement and environmental work.
A consultant for Strand presented a draft DPW site assessment to the Village Board that identified site constraints and preliminary cost estimates for repairs and redevelopment of the public works property.
The consultant said the DPW site comprises four parcels totaling about 3.3 acres and is largely paved. An ALTA survey found 21 encroachments (most under a foot) and four easements; the most operationally relevant easement gives We Energies access through the site to a substation. The consultant said a conservation easement tied to installed cisterns will expire in the near term.
Retaining wall condition and replacement were central issues. The consultant described a long east‑side retaining…
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