The uncertainty over the future of the former Erie Coke site continues, and on Thursday, some government officials got a tour of the property.
The Erie Port Authority, PA Department of Environmental Protection and several lawmakers came to the contaminated site on East Bay Drive to assess what’s left of the plot of land.
Contamination from Erie Coke moving towards Lake Erie, DEP reports
The secretary of the DEP said it’s going to take research, partnership and effort to restore such a large and polluted site.
She said the DEP is currently finalizing site characterization reports on the property, but it will take time to see any restoration.
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“I don’t think that in 5 years this site is going to be cleaned up. Sites of this size take, sometimes, a decade or more to completely clean up, but I think in the next five years we should definitely see a plan,” said Jessica Shirley, secretary of the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection…