Oakland mill cleanup moves ahead
Cleanup of a former woolen mill in Oakland burned by a fire this winter could begin later this month.
Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection have drafted a cleanup plan for the Cascade Woolen Mill and plan to put it out to contractors for bids next week, with work beginning as early as June 14, according to the Morning Sentinel. The town last year was awarded a $200,000 brownfields grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up contaminated soil at the site, and town officials are hoping to use more than $100,000 of that grant to cover the expense of removing debris from the fire, which also includes removing asbestos.
The mill, which closed in 1997, was destroyed in a Jan. 24 fire that was deemed accidental. The building's owner and sole tenant was Michael Dye, who also owned K-D Display & Design Inc. Dye told the paper he hopes improvements to the site will allow a new operation to locate there.
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