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State AML officials report progress at Bunting Park and outline Central Coal No. 2 grouting work
Summary
Wyoming AML told the Rock Springs City Council that Bunting Park mitigation is nearing a May 22 completion for the park and Elk Street parking lot, and outlined a mid‑May start for grouting work in the Central Coal No. 2 area with homeowner outreach and free one‑year subsidence insurance offered to adjacent residents.
Wyoming’s Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program briefed the Rock Springs City Council on April 21 about ongoing mine‑subsidence mitigation in Bunting Park and plans for a second phase in the Central Coal No. 2 area.
Richard McPeek, AML project manager, said crews have drilled 111 boreholes at Bunting Park, installing roughly 4,058 cubic yards of grout — “that’s roughly two Olympic‑sized swimming pools,” he said — and that the project aims to complete park and parking‑lot work by May 22. McPeek described efforts to protect turf and trees using mats and plastic sheeting and noted that…
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