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EPA access and remediation agreement approved for 416 South Evans; county transfers 14 properties to land bank
Summary
The commission approved EPA access and a property restoration agreement for 416 South Evans tied to the Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination Superfund action and authorized a quit‑claim deed transferring 14 properties to the Evansville Land Bank Corp.; staff advised coordinating EPA documents with the land bank for the South Evans parcel.
The board approved two interrelated items concerning 416 South Evans and broader property transfers.
First, the board approved a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency consent for access that authorizes EPA representatives to enter 416 South Evans, collect soil samples, excavate contaminated soils, backfill with clean soil and restore the property. A county official described the action as permitting EPA access only and identified the property by parcel ID.
Second, the board approved a property restoration agreement with Aptum Remediation & Technical Solutions to document restoration conditions for remedial work at the Jacobsville Neighborhood site; staff said the work will be performed at no cost to the county.
Separately, the commission approved a quit‑claim deed transferring 14 properties to the Evansville Land Bank Corp. Counsel and a legal advisor discussed using a single deed for the set of properties and flagged that one property (on South Evans) is subject to the EPA documents; a legal advisor recommended sending copies of the EPA and Corps of Engineers materials to the land bank before the land bank acts on the property to avoid conflicts with remediation efforts.
Why it matters: EPA cleanup actions and land‑bank transfers can intersect — land‑banked property subject to an active remediation parcel may require coordination to avoid interfering with federal cleanup work. Staff emphasized the EPA action and the Aptum restoration agreement are not expected to cost the county.
Next steps: Staff will provide the land bank with copies of EPA remediation documents for the South Evans parcel and continue coordination with EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers as remediation proceeds.
