[CPEO-BIF] Waukegan Harbor, Illinois

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Waukegan Harbor set for 'final' cleanup

BY GARY WISBY
Chicago Sun-Times
April 20, 2006

In the 30 years since PCB contamination was found in Waukegan Harbor, 
there have been many cleanup plans.

"This is the last plan," U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk declared Wednesday.

With federal, city and state players finally on the same page, officials 
voiced confidence that final cleanup of the harbor can be completed by 
2010 for $35 million.

...


Kirk (R-Ill.) said a cleanup will "unlock 1,600 acres of prime lakefront 
property." Pointing to a drawing of luxury lakefront condos, he cited an 
estimate that Lake County property values would increase by $800 million 
and average home values in Waukegan by $53,000.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-harbor20.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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