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Material-bin work uncovers contaminated soil; roundabout delayed by right-of-way negotiations
Summary
City staff reported potentially contaminated soils at the material bin site with an estimated remediation cost of about $100,000; the city also faces right-of-way holdouts on a planned roundabout and may begin condemnation for one parcel.
City project managers told the Lake Forest Park budget committee on April 17 that construction work for the public works material bin and a nearby roundabout are facing separate but significant delays and potential cost impacts.
Councilman McGlothan reported crews discovered potentially contaminated soil while installing a stormwater drain at the material bin site. “It’s not a huge shock…we have not determined the extent. We have taken a sample, sent it off for evaluation,” McGlothan said, and added staff’s preliminary estimate for removal and remediation was “about a hundred thousand…
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