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Gardiner council authorizes license agreement to allow excavation of contaminated soil at 1 Summer Street
Summary
The council authorized the city manager to execute a license agreement allowing a developer access to 1 Summer Street to remove potentially contaminated brownfields material while the property remains city-owned, enabling the town to preserve eligibility for brownfields grant funding.
The Gardiner City Council authorized the city manager on March 5 to execute a license agreement permitting a developer access to property at 1 Summer Street to excavate potentially contaminated soil while the parcel remains under city ownership.
City staff said retaining title while permitting excavation preserves eligibility for brownfields grant funding during remediation work. The developer told the council the project is close to closing and that excavation could begin in the coming weeks pending final permitting and posted-road requirements.
Developer Matt Morrow of Massway Development told the council, “We have a solution, we have a home for it, we've worked out a price, we're very close to a closing,” and said the project team expected to begin work in the next few weeks. The council discussed the steps needed to transfer the property to the buyer after remediation; city staff said transfer would occur at closing as previously discussed.
Councillor Tim Cusick moved to authorize the city manager or his designee to execute and deliver a license agreement in substantially the form presented and to take necessary actions to implement the vote. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilors and staff said the action should speed remediation work and allow construction of a planned 32-unit apartment building on the former industrial site once remediation and closing are complete.
