Mr. Murray reported that many of the landfills have already been considered for |
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redevelopment opportunities. One has been turned into a softball park and the landfill |
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adjacent to School Road may be turned into a 9-hole golf course. The landfill north of |
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Avon may be disposed of for a residential housing development and the property has |
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been advertised for this purpose. The owners of the Highland Park site are agreeable |
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to the concept of seeing their site redeveloped. The Six Star Landfill to the south |
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could be linked in with the parcels to the north for the development of housing and/or |
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recreational use. The industrial landfill sites grouped along Hamlin Road could be |
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remediated and considered for reuse as a business/industrial park. The two preferred |
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alternatives for reuse of the landfill sites would include a mixed-use combination of |
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housing, recreation and open space and/or a business/industrial park. |
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Mr. Nowicki, referencing the Six Star Landfill site, noted that he did attend the public |
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hearings that were held by the EPA and this landfill is far from being clean. A |
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representative from the State of Michigan indicated that the state was still checking |
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into this matter and until the state makes a final decision it will not be added to the |
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EPA list. Years ago, this landfill was planned as a park and because of the material |
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that was put into the site the site contains water. The water is now migrating toward |
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the Clinton River. This situation is currently being monitored. Mr. Nowicki is not in |
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favor with the alternative that is being proposed for the Six Star Landfill. |
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