Pittsburg enters into cleanup agreement with KDHE

Pittsburg Deputy City Manager Jay Byers fielded questions from the city commission on Tuesday about entering into an “intergovernmental agreement” with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to assist in environmental clean-up efforts throughout the city. Known as brownfield properties, these areas are typically empty spaces that are unusable or undevelopable because of junk or a history of handling hazardous materials. This agreement would provide resources to the city for taking and analyzing samples, negotiating contracts, and background work based on the history and nature of the land through KDHE, according to Byers.
Source: Morning Sun