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FRISCO - The City of Frisco is buying 180 acres of land surroundingthe Exide Technologies plant with a plan to clean it up andredevelop it. The battery recycling facility has agreed to shut down by the endof 2012 after the city raised concerns about lead emissions. The city council voted on the plan Monday night, ending ayears-long battle. The cleanup process will begin shortly after theplant ceases operation. Decontamination will be lengthy andexpensive, and some are worried it won't be done right. Colette McCadden is a Frisco resident and a founding member of thegroup "Frisco Unleaded." "There are landfills on that land, and no one knows what is inthere," she said. "I have significant concerns about howwell it is remediated, and whether having a park with your childplaying in the dirt in that area is a good idea." McCadden gave birth to four children during the 11 years she livedhalf a mile from the plant. The city is buying 180 acres, which it calls "bufferland." Exide will retain ownership of the 90 acres on whichthe plant sits. The company will be responsible for remediating that property; thecity will clean the acreage it is purchasing, in hopes of one daybuilding a park or attracting businesses. "The land we are buying didn't really have daily engagement onit," said Frisco Mayor Maher Maso. "Our soil tests haveshown contamination is minimal. Several parts do not have anycontamination. The estimate we received are $750,000 to $800,000for remediation. That is our estimate." If remediating that land exceeds $1.5 million, the City of Friscoand Exide will split the cost. Environmental activist Jim Schermbeck, director of the groupDownwinders at Risk, said they hope it doesn't cost a lot to cleanup. "If you look at former smelter sites in Dallas, and there arethree of them, they are all still brownfields, unoccupied,"Schermbeck said. "It is still toxic land. "While we are elated, obviously, that the smelter is closingand we will have no more emissions of lead, what we are concernedabout is the legacy of lead contamination in Frisco and how thatgets addressed," he continued. Schermbeck and McCadden urged city council to approve a citizen'sreview board to oversee cleanup. Exide opened in Frisco in 1969. The city said it will work to tryto help the employees find other jobs. E-mail twoodard@wfaa.com. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as IPL Hair Removal Machines Manufacturer , Diode Hair Removal Laser, and more. For more , please visit Cavitation Slimming Machine today!
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