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Council prioritizes bond funds to address Rogers High School excavated soil after neighbors’ complaints
Summary
Council voted to prioritize use of $10 million (included in a proposed $98.5M bond description) for disposal of excavated soil at the Rogers High School site, following months of resident complaints and council debate about reuse, costs and health concerns.
The Newport City Council voted to make remediation and disposition of the excavated soil at the Rogers High School site a priority use of the $10 million item described in the proposed $98.5 million bond package.
Councilor Carlin outlined residents’ concerns about a growing stockpile near the school and said the pile had reached "currently 54,000 cubic yards" of excavated material that neighbors find disruptive and potentially hazardous; he said a U.S. Navy removal at a…
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