2013 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:33:33 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Values to remain low for land in Whirlpool pollution area, " Fort Smith, Arkansas
 
Values to remain low for land in Whirlpool pollution area

by Ryan Saylor

Fort Smith City Wire (AR)
October 14, 2013

Even though Whirlpool Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs Jeff Noel told the Fort Smith Board of Directors last week that the area above a plume of trichloroethylene (TCE) is not a health risk and residents were safe, Sebastian County Assessor Becky Yandell is not prepared to reverse course on lowering property values in the area.

Yandell lowered the values of the properties in May following the disclosure of the TCE plume to the public.

Homes sitting on the plume, also known as the primary area, had land values reduced by 75% and building values reduced by 50%. In all, this affected 55 parcels of land, including 49 residences and three commercial buildings.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thecitywire.com/node/30041

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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