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DeKalb council backs pursuit of U.S. EPA cleanup grant for former Portanos auto salvage site
Summary
DeKalb City staff and consultants recommended pursuing up to $2.6 million in U.S. EPA brownfields cleanup funding for the former Portanos Auto Salvage site at 1151/1205 S. 4th St.; council directed staff to submit an application and return with updates.
DeKalb City officials agreed on Jan. 12 to pursue a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brownfields cleanup grant to remediate contamination at the former Portanos Auto Salvage property on South 4th Street.
City Manager Nicholas introduced a presentation from Fairground Engineering and Environmental senior project manager Ross Grimes and his team, who described multiple environmental site assessments showing shallow soil contamination — including hazardous lead, petroleum products and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) concentrated in the upper 1–2 feet of soil. Grimes said the property, which the city acquired in…
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