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Kankakee approves $62,700 pharmaceutical cleanup at former Jaffee Drugsite; land bank to issue RFP for redevelopment
Summary
The council authorized waiving competitive bidding and awarded a $62,700 contract to Midwest Environmental Consultants for pharmaceutical cleanup at the former Jaffee Drug building; funding will combine downtown development, CDBG, TIF and general-fund sources and an RFP for redevelopment will follow cleanup.
The Kankakee City Council approved a resolution waiving competitive bidding and awarding a $62,700 contract to Midwest Environmental Consulting Services to perform pharmaceutical cleanup at the former Jaffee Drugstore property, clearing regulatory hurdles to transfer the site to developers.
Director Brewer Watson said the land bank secured the deed after a four-year legal process and must complete an Illinois EPA- and EPA-regulated…
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