A phase two environmental assessment will take place at the site of a future affordable housing development in Wallaceburg.
Chatham-Kent Council approved a staff recommendation to single source the consulting services to Dillon Consulting Limited, at a cost of $91,021.50, for the work at 55 Minnie Street.
Ryan Jacques, director of planning, said in a report, Chatham-Kent is preparing the property for redevelopment to residential uses.
Jacques said it is the intention of the Municipality to prepare the site to be ready for any upcoming shovel ready affordable housing development funding opportunities.
Dillon Consulting already completed a phase one environmental site assessment at the site, which identified Areas of Potential Environmental Concern (APECs) and Potentially Contaminating Activities (PCAs).
“Based on the findings, Dillion Consulting Limited then prepared scope of work needed for a phase two environmental site assessment, (which would) investigate soil and groundwater on the site through borehole drilling and monitoring well installation,” Jacques said in a report.
“The phase two report is required for the Municipality to proceed with redevelopment of the site for residential land uses. The phase two results will inform any remedial actions required to obtain a record of site condition under the Environmental Protection Act. A record of site condition is a requirement to change the use of the land from industrial to residential.”
Jacques said administration expects Dillon Consulting Limited to continue advising Chatham-Kent on the environmental conditions of the site, up to and including the filing of a record of site condition.
Read the full report, here.
