The Brandywine Board of Education gives the green light to a preliminary plan for soil remediation at the future site of the Bush Early Learning Center.
The district recently gained ownership of what was a part of the Brandywine Country Club, but before work can commence, the district needs to address arsenic in the soil. Arsenic was commonly used in the 1980s as a pesticide.
“You’re allowed to mix the soils up and get it to a level where it’s below by mixing up with other soils, but that does not close the case on the property,” said John Read, Brandywine’s director of facilities. “The proper way to deal with it is to remove it.”…