Did the creation of East Park and the Bay Harbor development cause the environmental problems?
Absolutely not. East Park and Bay Harbor were developed as a brownfield project. The whole idea was to take a site with known environmental problems and turn it into something safe and productive for the community. East Park and Bay Harbor were built on the site of an abandoned cement plant and limestone quarry. About 2.5 million cubic yards of cement kiln dust, a by-product of cement production, was left in piles around the site by the former owner. Before the development, the dust piles were open to the weather. Wind freely blew the dust around while rain and melted snow worked its way through the piles. In the process, water absorbed chemicals and flowed freely into the Little Traverse Bay. As part of the brownfield redevelopment, the dust piles were consolidated and covered by rocks and clean soil to form East Park and part of the Bay Harbor golf course. A collection system was installed in Bay Harbor to gather the water working its way through the largest pile. When all the work w
Absolutely not. East Park and Bay Harbor were developed as a brownfield project. The whole idea was to take a site with known environmental problems and turn it into something safe and productive for the community. East Park and Bay Harbor were built on the site of an abandoned cement plant and limestone quarry. About 2.5 million cubic yards of cement kiln dust, a by-product of cement production, was left in piles around the site by the former owner. Before the development, the dust piles were open to the weather. Wind freely blew the dust around while rain and melted snow worked its way through the piles. In the process, water absorbed chemicals and flowed freely into the Little Traverse Bay. As part of the brownfield redevelopment, the dust piles were consolidated and covered by rocks and clean soil to form East Park and part of the Bay Harbor golf course. A collection system was installed in Bay Harbor to gather the water working its way through the largest pile. When all the work w
Absolutely not. East Park and Bay Harbor were developed as a brownfield project. The whole idea was to take a site with known environmental problems and turn it into something safe and productive for the community. East Park and Bay Harbor were built on the site of an abandoned cement plant and limestone quarry. About 2.5 million cubic yards of cement kiln dust, a by-product of cement production, was left in piles around the site by the former owner. Before the development, the dust piles were open to the weather. Wind freely blew the dust around while rain and melted snow worked its way through the piles. In the process, water absorbed chemicals and flowed freely into the Little Traverse Bay. As part of the brownfield redevelopment, the dust piles were consolidated and covered by rocks and clean soil to form East Park and part of the Bay Harbor golf course. A collection system was installed in Bay Harbor to gather the water working its way through the largest pile. When all the work w
