05-29-2022, 08:41 AM
(05-29-2022, 01:54 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-28-2022, 11:21 PM)cherrypark Wrote: Meanwhile looking like a missed opportunity with the MUT going by that plastics company triangle of contaminated land. Would make for some nice park addition along the MUT, perhaps even with a small cafe/shop addition around all the university buildings as they fence along the whole length.
They cannot allow that land to be occupied because of the contamination. It is dangerous to human health. They could decontaminate it, but it would be a significant investment.
Um, if it’s bad enough that it’s not even safe to bicycle through or walk on, then it’s bad enough that it definitely should be cleaned up forthwith.
The canoe museum in Peterborough ran into a similar situation. They were going to build on an iconic site right next to the lift locks (currently a portion of a park, open to the public), but then contamination from a nearby site was detected. Now they’re building further downstream in a much less interesting location, and the contamination will not be cleaned up in the foreseeable future. How does that make any sense?