brownfield cleanup

Rebecca Ford, who lives next to the 2020 S. Main St. site, on Thursday told the South Bend Redevelopment Commission that she saw a demolition firm bury wells of chemical solvents with building materials instead of removing the wells. But city officials and KCG Development say tests have shown the soil is safe for residential use.

Leaders with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management will Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson at a press conference Tuesday, March 16 regarding the EPA's plans to remove lead-contaminated soil from the former Conn-Selmer site at 1101 E. Beardsley Ave.

Additional money brings the total amount to start cleanups to $4 million for more than 170 sites.

Bloomington, Clarksville, and Union City will receive grants totaling $1.4 million to clean up contaminated properties. The Environmental Protection…