The Way I See It!
I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Former Kohl's Site a Community Center?
I have been hearing from many people that the property owner might want to donate or sell the land for a dollar to the City of
I think this is a great idea! While I don’t like spending tax money on the cleanup, it would be money spent on the citizens of
It has been talked about asking the Kohl’s foundation (Herb Kohl) about donating money for the cleanup.
If Wal-Mart was building in
It has also been talked about asking for building contractors, electricians and plumbers in
We might even ask St. Francis if they want to participate given the proximity of the building to St. Francis and have the building a Community Center for
From Kevin Fech’s blog titled “Kohl's Site” comes these comments from
Kevin - The City and/or CDA has no plan to acquiring the Kohl's food site. As for the contamination, yes, there is a possible underground storage tank according to a remediation report of many years ago. The City in conjunction with the current owners have applied and will continue to apply for grants from the DNR to remove the tanks. The estimate for removal and clean up of the tank (if it is in fact still there) is approximately $30,000 to $35,000. I hope this helps to clarify - please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any questions. Lara
Per Lara, the cost is around $2.2 million for the entire clean up
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