Source: wwaytv3.com, M. Jasek
September 25, 2012
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- According to experts, there are currently 80 to 90 potentially contaminated properties in the Wilmington area, also known as brownfield sites. The City of Wilmington held a public informational meeting Tuesday night on its Brownfields Assessment Project. Two of the properties are being considered by the city to build a minor league ballpark on the land.
City Councilman Kevin O'Grady says he feels pretty comfortable that the considered ballpark sites will work out, even with the environmental issues.
According to the city's website, brownfield sites include, but are not limited to sites contaminated by controlled hazardous substances and sites contaminated by petroleum or a petroleum product. For more than a century, much of the area was used for shipping. Much of what was stored there ended up leaking into the ground.
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