Residents call for soil tests at former St. Louis superfund site targeted for youth golf training center

ST. LOUIS — People in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of north St. Louis are calling for continuous testing of the soil around the former Carter Carburetor superfund site.

In September 2020, Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club announced plans to develop the site as a youth golf training facility.

For 75 years, Carter Carburetor helped power American muscle cars, but longtime resident Carla Alexander said the north St. Louis factory had a dirty secret…

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