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Results of asbestos inspection at former M.R. Bell service station in Canton could be ready by end of week, officials say

Posted 9/27/17

By ADAM ATKINSON CANTON – The results of an asbestos inspection study done at the former M.R. Bell service station property at 30 Riverside Dr. may be ready as early as Thursday or Friday of this …

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Results of asbestos inspection at former M.R. Bell service station in Canton could be ready by end of week, officials say

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By ADAM ATKINSON

CANTON – The results of an asbestos inspection study done at the former M.R. Bell service station property at 30 Riverside Dr. may be ready as early as Thursday or Friday of this week.

At the village board meeting Monday night (Sept. 25), village Mayor Michael Dalton reported that the study done by Atlantic Testing Laboratories was complete and the results may be available later this week.

Atlantic is a Canton-based firm specializing in material analysis of industrial and construction materials. The firm was contracted to do the inspection by the village following a September joint meeting of town council and village board of trustees. Inspectors were directed to survey the above ground structures at the former service station for about $3,300.

The village and town currently are working on a deal with the state and county to possibly acquire the property for redevelopment.

The M.R. Bell lot is currently in foreclosure for back taxes and there may be contamination at the site. The arrangement between the municipalities and the state and county would see the state handle the cleanup of any below-ground contamination and the property’s foreclosure status lifted once the town and village acquired it officially for around $7,500. In addition, the municipalities would be indemnified from any responsibility for environmental cleanup at the site.

However, the town and village would be responsible for demolition, cleanup and potential remediation of the above ground structures at the site. The municipalities have capped the amount they would spend on such work at $30,000.

The asbestos survey was the first step in the process to make the redevelopment a reality. If any asbestos is found at the site, a remediation will be required which will increase the cost to the town and village to demolish the buildings there.

Information from the survey will allow the municipalities to develop a request for proposals and obtain bids for the work from private contractors.