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Huerfano County accepts donated Walsenburg hospital site and approves redevelopment subdivision; contractor presses for fuller asbestos remediation
Summary
The board approved Resolution 25-44 to subdivide and prepare 127 West 7th Street for redevelopment and accepted a donated property at 532 West 7th Street for Brownfield redevelopment; contractor Ryan Gies questioned the scope of asbestos removal and urged full abatement rather than selective mitigation.
Huerfano County commissioners voted Dec. 9 to advance local Brownfield redevelopment efforts, approving Resolution 25-44 to subdivide 127 West 7th Street in Walsenburg and accepting a donation of 532 West 7th Street via Resolution 25-45 for Brownfield cleanup.
During the subdivision discussion staff said the county intends to retain the property only while county economic development pursues EPA grants to fund asbestos cleanup and that the property will not remain county-owned indefinitely. "It's to retain the…
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