SAVE THE DATE: Proposed Navassa Cultural Center and Park Property Workshop, Oct. 16, 2019

Dear Navassa residents and other stakeholders,

You are invited Wednesday, October 16, to discuss options for securing property for the proposed Navassa Cultural Center and Park.

WHAT:

Workshop to discuss options for securing property for the proposed Navassa Cultural Center and Park – Navassa Superfund Site in Navassa, NC

WHEN:

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

A light dinner will be available beginning at 6 p.m.

WHERE:

Navassa Community Center, 338 Main Street, Navassa, NC

WHO:

Multistate Environmental Response Trust (the Multistate Trust)

Town of Navassa leaders, residents and other stakeholders

TOPICS:

  • Discuss options for securing property for the proposed Navassa cultural center and park

  • Collaborate on the amount of land envisioned for the proposed cultural center and park

  • Explore potential locations for the proposed cultural center and park

  • Discuss potential, financially viable organizations capable of assuming responsibility for and long-term stewardship of the proposed cultural center and park property

  • Review Multistate Trust property conveyance examples

    • Local government agencies

    • Environmental land trusts

    • Other private entities

  • Review the pros and cons of property conveyance approaches

 
Please see the flyer here and attached for more information about the October 16th workshop.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:


SITE BACKGROUND:

From 1936 to 1974, Kerr-McGee and other companies used the 246-acre Site for creosote-based wood treating. By 1980, Kerr-McGee dismantled the wood-treatment buildings and facilities.

The soil, sediment and groundwater are contaminated by creosote-related chemicals. Site contamination does not currently threaten people living or working near the Site. The Site is bounded by the Brunswick River, Sturgeon Creek, a residential area and a light industrial area.

In 2005, the Site was conveyed to Tronox, a Kerr-McGee spinoff that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. In 2011, the Multistate Trust acquired the Site as a court-appointed trustee as part of the Tronox bankruptcy settlement. The Multistate Trust is working with its beneficiaries—EPA and NCDEQ—on the Site investigation, remediation and redevelopment planning.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Richard Elliott of the Multistate Trust at (617) 953-1154 or re@g-etg.com.

Michael Ori