Cleanup of Oakland mill hits snag
The cleanup of a former woolen mill in Oakland has stalled, now that federal environmental regulators have terminated a $200,000 remediation grant.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ruled the town of Oakland was never eligible for the brownfields grant it received in 2008 to clean up the site of the former Cascade Woolen Mill, according to the Morning Sentinel. The town has already spent $117,000 of the grant to remove contaminants and was planning to use the rest to clean up the building, which was destroyed by a fire in January. The town is ineligible for the grant because it doesn't technically own the property, but had been holding the mortgage for owner Michael Dye, who was operating a wood products company out of the building until the fire.
The town agreed to cover 20% of the grant through in-kind donations, and though about $20,000 worth of work has been done, it still owes the EPA $1,600 for its share.
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