Summary
The Spa Road site was a landfill and incinerator and later a public works yard, leaving metals and organic compounds in the soil and groundwater. A $4 million federal Brownfields grant will fund cleanup, and officials say the project could be the best thing to happen to Spa Creek in a century.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
$4 million in federal grant money must be spent within four years, and city CIP money will cover the rest of remediation and construction.
Residents near Spa Creek, kids using Weems Whalen Field, and anyone who wants polluted land cleaned up.
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City Council (Work) - Sep 17, 2026
The Spa Road site was a landfill and incinerator and later a public works yard, leaving metals and organic compounds in the soil and groundwater. A $4 million federal Brownfields grant will fund cleanup, and officials say the project could be the best thing to happen to Spa Creek in a century.
Environmental Matters Committee - Regular Meeting - Jun 11, 2026
The committee received an abbreviated presentation of 2025 Spa Creek monitoring data. The creek's health matters for recreation, wildlife, and waterfront flooding.
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