GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An invite-only meeting was held Tuesday in Grand Rapids regarding the ground contamination near Hall Street and Madison Avenue SE.
In May of last year, the area was found to be contaminated with tetrachloroethylene, which was causing vapors to seep into buildings. Health officials say the chemical was introduced by a dry cleaning business that once operated in the area before closing in 1996.
Some community members were allowed to attend Tuesday’s meeting at the LINC offices near the contamination site, but it was not open to the general public and 24 Hour News 8’s reporter and photographer were not allowed inside.
A spokesperson with the Environmental Protection Agency came outside to answer questions, declaring that efforts to remediate homes impacted by the contamination were successful.
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