SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — On Thursday night, environmental officials met with the community that was affected by contamination left behind by a railroad tie manufacturer that closed in 2006.
The Kerr-McGee wood treatment plant previously treated railroad ties but the process and disposal of the treatment contaminated the soil and groundwater.
At Thursday’s meeting, people were able to have one-on-one conversations with people at the Multistate Environmental Trust and what these future projects are going to entail
“As part of that work and to address the community members’ concerns, we will be sampling about 25 residential properties from Golden Avenue down to Clifton Avenue and we will be collecting surface soil samples,” Tasha Lewis, the program director said.
During a public information meeting the Multistate Environmental Trust Response held last year, a concerned citizen mentioned the impacts of stormwater flooding in the area.
“I just feel like there’s this there’s a part of the neighborhood that hasn’t gotten investigated thoroughly and that they deserve the same chance that we did.”