Lake County staff updates BOCC on Monroe site contamination, brownfields grants and redevelopment options
County staff told commissioners the county holds a contaminated parcel near the southern Monroe site and has used brownfields grants to study contamination and possible remediation options including capped park uses, housing or an amphitheater; staff said federal and state brownfields funding has helped previous local remediation projects.
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County staff briefed commissioners on the Monroe property, a county-owned parcel discussed as a potential redevelopment site. Staff said the site is suspected to contain mine shafts and slag and has not been remediated, though the county has completed historical analyses and received brownfields grants to study contamination.
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