The City of Detroit is spending millions of dollars digging up and replacing hazardous soil used as backfill after home demolitions across local neighborhoods. Concerns remain about whether the city has enough funds left to complete the massive cleanup as it prioritizes the safety and health of residents near demolition sites.
Candie Griffin lives directly across the street from one of those demolition sites. While the toxic dirt on her block has since been removed and replaced with clean soil, she knows many other families are still waiting.
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Detroit spends millions removing contaminated soil as concerns over funding and public health mount
“I have children and grandchildren, and the thing of it is, if it’s toxic, it needs to be removed,” Griffin said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies probing contaminated soil
The FBI, the Detroit Police Department, state authorities, and Detroit’s Office of Inspector General is currently probing how contaminated dirt ended up being used as fill material in residential areas…