City of Asheville

Summary of Notice of
Intent

to Redevelop a Brownfields Property

Pursuant
to N.C.G.S. § 130A-310.34, City of Asheville, has filed with the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”) a Notice of Intent to
Redevelop a Brownfields Property (“Property”) at 14 Riverside Drive, Asheville,
Buncombe County, North Carolina. The Property comprises 0.2899 acres and was
the site of a portion of a former manufactured gas plant from the early 1900s. Environmental contamination exists on
the Property in groundwater, at depth in the soil, and in surface water.

The City of Asheville has committed
itself to redevelopment of the Property for no uses other than for office and
retail purposes, and for a visitor and recreation center that serves as a
gateway to the Asheville River Arts District; or as open space and greenways;
or for other commercial purposes, not herein specified, if DENR issues prior
written approval.

The Notice of Intent
to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed
Brownfields Agreement between DENR and the
City of Asheville, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location
of the
Property, (b) a description of the contaminants involved and their
concentrations in the media of the Property, (c) the above-stated
description
of the intended future use of the Property, and (d) proposed
investigation and remediation; and (2) a proposed Notice of Brownfields
Property
prepared in accordance with G.S. 130A-310.35.

The
full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed at
the Office of the City Clerk, Room 202, Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza,
Asheville NC 28801 by contacting City Clerk Ms. Maggie Burleson at that address, at (828)
259-5601 or at [email protected].

Our
City Clerk is Ms. Maggie Burleson; or at the offices of the N.C. Brownfields
Program, 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603 by contacting Shirley Liggins
at that address, at [email protected], or at (919) 707-8383.

Written
public comments may be submitted to DENR within 30 days after the latest of the
following dates: (1) the date this
Notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in
which the Property is located, (2) conspicuously posted at the Property, and
(3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property contiguous to the
Property. Written requests for a
public meeting may be submitted to DENR within 21 days after the period for
written public comments begins.
Those periods will start no sooner than March
21, 2012 and will end on the later of:
a) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after that; or b) 30 and 21 days,
respectively, after completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced
dates. All public comments and
public meeting requests should be addressed as follows:

Mr. Bruce Nicholson
Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management

NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646

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