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| Collins Street prison site may be tested for contamination |
| By mysuburbanlife.com- Lauren Leone-Cross |
| Published: 06/23/2014 |
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JOLIET – Undeveloped land just east of the Old Joliet Correctional Center could soon be tested for elevated levels of metals and other contaminants, following a report this spring that found the soil is “highly likely” to be contaminated. The report also said contamination could limit development options on the 160-acre site that Joliet hopes to see turned into a park or some other new use. The site, which lies just east of the old Collins Street prison extending about a half-mile east of Collins Street between Woodruff Road and Dartmouth Avenue, was once home to two stone quarry ponds and had been used for decades as a shooting range for the Illinois Department of Corrections. The site is owned by the state of Illinois. Several city, county and state stakeholders have been in talks about the Prison East site’s potential for recreational use, said Ralph Schultz, director of planning and operations for the Forest Preserve District of Will County. But it’s likely the site will require environmental remediation before anything can be done with the property, he said. Read More. |
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