The city has been working on the clean up of this property for more than ten years.  There are more than 100 vehicles and boats stored on the property.

The city has previously won a criminal case against the property owner and the property was supposed to be cleaned up under that agreement.

The city brought another case against the owner when the site was not cleaned up and has reached a settlement with the owner that allows the city, with proper notice, to enter the property and remove the items and also address any environmental contamination.  The city will have an environmental consultant from WSB on site to observe for any possible contamination as items are removed.

The city will have to work with a towing company to remove and store the items while title work is completed for eventual disposal.  There are trees and brush growing through many of the items complicating removal.  The area is also adjacent to an important wetland area.

City will ultimately assess the property for the removal and remediation costs and will be repaid when the property is sold.