Source: http://www.mlive.com, June 8, 2016
By: Tom Perkins
Over the winter, the city of Ypsilanti and its environmental consultant, AKT Peerless, tested areas of soil along Water Street in an effort to develop a better of picture of the type and level of contamination remaining on the former industrial property.
The move came in response to a Michigan State Housing Development Authority report that raised concerns about lead, arsenic, and PCB contamination on the 38-acre property, which the city now owns. It sits just east of downtown Ypsilanti and, so far, a Family Dollar has been built on the site, while an affordable-housing project and recreation center are planned. Read more.