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Cornell Street contamination and escrow funds
Summary
The site's industrial past left arsenic and lead in the soil, and old cleanup estimates ran $2–9 million. The city is also working to void a 2005 escrow agreement to free up $355,000 for testing and possibly remediation.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
$355,000 in escrow could become available, but full cleanup could cost millions more.
✅Who benefits
Anyone who wants that parcel cleaned up and back on the tax rolls as housing.
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