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Committee authorizes application for DNR brownfields loan for Huxley Yards remediation; neighborhood speaker urges independent appraisal
Summary
The committee authorized the City of Madison to apply for a Wisconsin DNR Ready for Reuse brownfields cleanup loan up to $329,000 for remediation at Huxley Yards; a neighborhood co-chair urged the city to require an independent appraisal and expressed concern about developer risk and contamination.
The City of Madison Finance Committee voted unanimously to authorize the city to apply to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for a Ready for Reuse Brownfields cleanup loan in an amount not to exceed $329,000 to assist remediation of contaminated soil at Huxley Yards, 2007 Roth Street (Legistar 87,067).
Jennifer Argelander, co-chair of the Sherman Neighborhood Association, spoke in opposition to authorizing the loan application without additional due diligence. "The city needs to do their due diligence and plan for a risk…
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